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Syngenta opens its Cropwise AI platform to developers, aiming to bridge the digital divide in farming and accelerate innovation
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Saturday, 22 November, 2025, 16 : 00 PM [IST]
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Basel, Switzerland
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Syngenta has taken a bold step to democratize agricultural innovation by launching the Cropwise Open Platform, inviting third-party developers worldwide to build apps on its AI-powered digital farming system.
Cropwise, Syngenta’s flagship digital platform, already supports over 70 million hectares of farmland across more than 30 countries, and the new open platform aims to expand its impact by giving developers access to agronomic models and AI tools.
The move comes at a critical time, backed by fresh IPSOS research (commissioned with Syngenta) that reveals an alarming “technology access gap” between large-scale and small-scale farms. While big farms are rapidly using AI and digital tools, small farmers are being left behind. The survey also showed that many older farmers distrust or misunderstand AI — even though they may already be using it via remote-sensing or drones. Trust, data ownership, and local proof-points emerged as key factors for adoption.
Feroz Sheikh, Syngenta’s Chief Information & Digital Officer, described the open platform as a way to bridge this inequity. By opening its data and AI foundation, Syngenta is enabling developers to create solutions tailored to diverse farmer needs and giving farmers the power to pick tools that work for them, without giving up control of their data.
Through Cropwise Open Platform, developers can tap into Syngenta’s agronomic algorithms and AI-driven insights to build customized applications for example, for weather monitoring, satellite-based crop health tracking, yield prediction, or pest management.
Importantly, Syngenta ensures that farmers’ data remains under their control, no individual farm data is shared without consent.
By creating this open ecosystem, Syngenta hopes to foster a global network where innovation is more inclusive, scalable, and truly built for all farmers helping close the digital divide and driving sustainable, data-driven agriculture into the future.
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