Vive Crop Protection, Arysta LifeScience enter product alliance

Vive Crop Protection and Arysta LifeScience North America entered an agreement this week to market Vive's patented technology with active ingredients from Arysta LifeScience.

“Our technology enhances the performance of crop protection products, and this partnership will mean better pest control, maximizing yields for growers," Vive Chief Executive Officer Keith Thomas said. "We are very excited to work with Arysta LifeScience to bring these innovative products to their customers."

Vive Crop Protection, founded in 2006 by the University of Toronto Department of Chemistry, develops effective crop protection products to give farmers better tools to protect crops. Arysta LifeScience was founded in 2001 and is one of the top 15 agrochemical companies in the world.