Leading companies worldwide 2021, based on pesticide sales In 2021, Syngenta was ranked as the world's leading crop protection company based on revenue, generating some 13.3 billion U.S. dollars in pesticide sales.

Related News. The ISO Technical Committee on Common Names for Pesticides has provisionally approved five new active ingredients common names in recent months, according to the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN). They are tiafenacil, momfluorothrin, mandestrobin, fenquinotrione and cyclaniliprole.

Any substance used to help manage an agricultural ecosystem, or the community of organisms in a farming area. Agrochemicals include: (i) fertilizers; (ii) liming and acidifying agents; (iii) soil conditioners; (iv) pesticides; and (v) chemicals used in animal husbandry, such as antibiotics and hormones.