# Professor Robert Whitelaw weighs in on ChemChina's acquisition of Syngenta

1 Faculty News August 24, 2016 ![China Radio International - NewsPlus Radio logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/newsplusradio192x144.jpg?itok=mOT4UTDt)>

Excerpt from [China Radio International](http://english.cri.cn/7146/2016/08/24/3641s938324.htm) -- "I actually think there's quite a lot to be gained on both sides. Clearly from the ChemChina perspective, this is about technology, specifically about biotechnology. So Syngenta is a very prominent agricultural, agribusiness concern, specializing in seeds and agricultural chemicals, and obviously, there's a big push in China to increase food production, and I think Syngenta has some of the technology that will help with that goal of increasing food production."

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