DEKALB® GENETICS CORP.

We do this by selling seeds, traits developed through biotechnology, and crop protection chemicals. Monsanto is an agricultural company. Farmers around the world use our innovative products to address on-farm challenges and reduce agriculture's overall impact on our environment. The Monsanto company works for the world's food producers, delivering products and solutions to help them reach their goals in ways that meet the world's growing food and fiber needs, conserve natural resources, and improve the environment.

Billions of people depend upon what farmers do. And so will billions more. In the next few decades, farmers will have to grow as much food as they have in the past 10, 000 years – combined. It is our purpose to help farmers do exactly that. To produce more food. To produce more with less, conserving resources like soil and water. And to improve lives. Monsanto is driven by a global commitment to sustainable agricultural production. This commitment includes bringing technologies to farmers that improve their lives by helping them be more productive while using fewer resources -- leading to a reduced overall effect on the environment.

By using this commitment to drive our actions, we believe we are creating a positive impact on our world. But we can't do this alone. That's why, in addition to developing our own products, we also partner and collaborate with others to develop technologies for farmers. We also license our biotech traits and germplasm to other seed companies, giving farmers the opportunity to purchase seed technologies in the brands they choose.