Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Syngenta announced the purchase of Goldsmith Seeds, the largest producer of floral seeds in the World, with more than 1,500 employees and operations in Guatemala.
Founded in 1961 in Gilroy, California, USA, by the Goldsmith family, it is one of the largest producers of floral seeds in the world.
The company won the Medal of Peace in 1997 for maintaining its farms in Guatemala during the armed conflict.