b'S C S A F O O D S U P P O R TA G R O C H E M I C A LSafeguarding Farms withSustainable Crop ProtectionCOMIDA Latin Americas $20 billion crop protection market has grown steadily as rising populations have led to greater food demand, holding approximately 25% of the worlds crop protection market. Agro Amaznia, Summit Agro South America and Ihara all deal in the development and trading of crop protection products as a main focus of their business in the region. All have been helping farmers protect their cropsfor decades across the continent and their reputations for quality products has allowed for agrochemical and agricultural market expansion over the course of time, with an eye to improve product effectiveness, serve the farmers crop protection needs, and search for sustainable solutions.As it approachesits 40th year in business,Agro Amaznia experiencedoutstanding performancein the past year achieved throughtwo ways: strategic businessexpansion by opening newbranches, and increasingthe market share.As it approaches its 40th year in business, Agro Amazniabranches.We are working for the sustainable development experienced outstanding performance in the past yearof agribusiness, explained President & CEO of Agroachieved through two ways: strategic business expansionAmazonia Roberto Motta, by offering high quality by opening new branches, and increasing the marketproducts and services to our customers, thus contributing to share. Team strategies and efforts paired with above-aver- their success, putting into practice our values of sustainability, age agricultural commodity prices and market optimism,integrity, passion, customer focus, simplicity and safety. We Agro Amaznias sales increased organicallyno punare seeking to achieve our vision, which is to be the best intendedbut the efforts are still underway for even moreand biggest distributor of Ag inputs in Brazil.improvements. For example, we are creating an integrated product Becoming the best and biggest agricultural input distrib- platform to serve farmers with high quality products utor in Brazil involved a multi-tier approach, one whichwith efficiency, and we continue to improve our rela-will continue. Priorities are placed on improving the seedtionships with grains traders, suppliers and customers platform to better serve farmers, but also improving theas well. Recently, formed a new team to work toward companys barter structure by expandingand creatingdeveloping farm management solutions. Through these new tools and reinforcing relationships with traders. Agroactions, we expect Agro Amaznia to continue growing Amaznia also sought solutions through investing in cus- in sustainable ways.tomer service, improving processes by developing CRMIn 2015, Sumitomo Corporation founded Summit Agro tools, creating regional hubs, upgrading IT processes, andSouth America, a crop protection regional headquarters investing in talent development. Agro Amaznia sees theircompany for South America, subsequently putting in success as continuing in a sustainable and stable manner,place a five-country (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecua-with the goal of doubling sales by 2026.dor, and Peru)crop protection sales network and pursuing By 2026, Agro Amaznia expects to have double itsintegrated regional operations, with market share growing overall sales through organic expansion by opening newfor specialty crop protection products such as herbicides, branches, but also by increasing market share in existingcontinued next pageSumitomo Corporation of Americas 17'