Syngenta warns of populist anti-ag technology agenda

Andrew Marshall
Updated December 19 2017 - 4:19pm, first published 7:30am
Syngenta's Australasian head, Paul Luxton, with global chief executive officer, Erik Fyrwald and Singapore-based Asia-Pacific regional director, Tina Lawton, in Sydney to meet Australian farmers and discuss local production issues.
Syngenta's Australasian head, Paul Luxton, with global chief executive officer, Erik Fyrwald and Singapore-based Asia-Pacific regional director, Tina Lawton, in Sydney to meet Australian farmers and discuss local production issues.

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Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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