The UK’s planned exit from the EU would allow it to break with “politicised” European regulation in agriculture and take swifter advantage of scientific breakthroughs, the chief executive of Switzerland’s Syngenta agribusiness has said.
Erik Fyrwald argued the UK was a “voice for science-based regulation” and likely to develop a regulatory system that allowed the faster adoption of crop protection and seed technologies, which boosted farm competitiveness.
His comments are an example of international business spotting benefits from the UK “Brexit” decision, even if they are unsure about its long term impact. Syngenta has 2,500 employees in the UK, including in research.