Syngenta to divest vegetable seeds as part of plan to partner or sell seeds business

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Syngenta on Thursday announced its intention to form partnerships in seeds and sell its vegetable seeds business as part of a push to quickly create value for shareholders. The news comes soon after Monsanto attempted to acquire Syngenta but dropped the plans after twice approaching the Syngenta management and Syngenta’s rejecting the proposals. Monsanto’s plans included divesting Syngenta’s seeds business.