Monsanto Company. The Group's principal activity is to provide agricultural products to farmers. It operates in 2 segments: Seeds and Genomics and Agricultural Productivity. The Seeds and Genomics segment consists of the global seeds and related traits businesses and genetic technology platforms. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, it produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, D&PL, Deltapine and Seminis, and it also develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds. The Agricultural Productivity segment consists of the crop protection products, animal agriculture and lawn-and-garden herbicide products. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biote chnology traits for their seed brands. It operates in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Canada. In Dec-2006, it acquired Fielder's Choice Direct Seed Corn Company and Delta and Pine Land Company, on 01-Jun-2007 and in Sep 2007, Agroeste Sementes.
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