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Exhibit 21.1
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Name Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
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Ag-Seed Research Pty. Ltd. AUS
Agroseed Corp. PHI
Alkagro Chemical Trading KFT HUN
Alkagro Europe s.p.r.l. BEL
Asgrow SA FRA
Asgrow Seed Company LLC DELAWARE, USA
Beijing New Millennium Fengrui Crop Science BEJ
Bretco Ltd. MAU
Calgene LLC DELAWARE, USA
Cardel Agricolture, S.A. (Spain Branch) SPA
Cardel Agro SAS FRA
CDM Mandiyu SRL ARG
Centrogen Holdings Pty. Ltd. AUS
Cereon Genomics LLC DELAWARE, USA
Charoen Seeds Company Ltd. THAI
Chemstrand Overseas S.A. PAN
China National Seed Group Corporation PRC
Complejo Asgrow Semillas SL SPA
Corn States Hybrid Service LLC IOWA, USA
Corn States International SA FRA
Corporacion Agraria S.L. SPA
Corporacion Semillas de Venezuela SRL VEN
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D&M Brasil Algodao Itda. BRA
D&M International LLC MISSOURI, USA
Danagri APS DENM
DEKALB-Ayala Philippine Research Co. PHI
DEKALB Genetics Corporation DELAWARE, USA
Dnepr URK
Ecogen, Inc. DELAWARE, USA
GeneTrace Systems, Inc. CALIFORNIA, USA
Holdens Foundation Seeds LLC IOWA, USA
Hope Properties LLC DELAWARE, USA
Hybritech C. R. sro CZECH
Hybritech SNC FRA
Jablo Plant Protection Limited UK
Korag Co. 50% KOR
KWS Sunflower Research GER
Lan Invest UKR
Leonard Construction Company DELAWARE, USA
Lexphc Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Liaoning Dongya Seed Company PRC
Limagrain Canada Ltd. CAN
Maharashtru Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd. INDIA
Mallard Rice, LLC DELAWARE, USA
MDM Maela Ltd. BRA
Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. CALIFORNIA, USA
MonGard Ltd. BER
Monsanto (India) Ltd. INDIA
Monsanto (Shangai) Company Ltd. PRC
Monsanto Ag Products LLC DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Ag Technologies, LLC DELAWARE, USA
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Monsanto Agrar Deutschland GmbH GER
Monsanto Agricola de Nicaragua SA NIC
Monsanto Agricola Honduras SA HOND
Monsanto Agricoltura Italia S.p.A. ITA
Monsanto Agricultura Espana SL SPA
Monsanto Agriculture France SAS FRA
Monsanto Argentina S. A. I. C. ARG
Monsanto Bangladesh Ltd. BAN
Monsanto C. R. sro CZECH
Monsanto Canada Inc. CAN
Monsanto Caribe LLC DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Central Africa Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Centroamerica (El Salvador) SA ELS
Monsanto Chemicals of India Ltd. INDIA
Monsanto Colombiana Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Comercial SA de CV MEX
Monsanto Crop Sciences Danmark S.A. DENM
Monsanto Crop Sciences Ireland Ltd. IRE
Monsanto Crop Sciences Netherland B.V. NET
Monsanto II-Produtos Quimicos e Agricolas, POR
Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda
Monsanto Crop Sciences Norway AS NOR
Monsanto Crop Sciences Sweden AB SWE
Monsanto de Costa Rica SA C. RICA
Monsanto Dominicana Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Ecutoriana SA ECU
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Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Europe N.V./S.A. BEL
Monsanto Far East Ltd HK
Monsanto Finance AG SWI
Monsanto Gida vd Tarim Ticaret Limited TUR
Sirketi
Monsanto Guatemala Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Hellas EPE GRE
Monsanto Holdings Ltd. INDIA
Monsanto UK Holding Company UK
Monsanto Imperial Chem. Indus.Am.Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Interamerica Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto International Sales Co. Inc. USVI
Monsanto Invest N.V. NET
Monsanto Japan Ltd (Ag) JAP
Monsanto Kenya (Uganda Branch) UGA
Monsanto Kenya Ltd. KEN
Monsanto Kereskedelmi (Trading) KFT HUN
Monsanto Korea Inc. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Ltd. MALAWI
Monsanto Mauritius Ltd. MAU
Monsanto New Zealand Ltd. NZ
Monsanto Overseas SA PAN
Monsanto Oy FIN
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Monsanto Participacoes Ltda BRA
Monsanto Philippines, Inc. PHI
Monsanto Polska SP Z.00 POL
Monsanto Produccion y Servios SA de cv MEX
Monsanto Research Corp. DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Romania S.I. ROM
Monsanto Russia ZAO RUS
Monsanto SAS FRA
Monsanto Seeds Pakistan Ltd. PAK
Monsanto Seeds Vietnam, Ltd. VTN
Monsanto Services International S.A./N.V. BEL
Monsanto Slovakia s.r.o. SLO
Monsanto South Africa (Pty) Ltd SAF
Monsanto Tanzania Ltd. TANZ
Monsanto Technologies LLC DELAWARE, USA
Monsanto Thailand Ltd. THAI
Monsanto U.K. Ltd. UK
Monsanto Ukraine Ltd. UKR
Monsanto Venezuela CA VEN
Monsanto West Africa, Inc. DELAWARE, USA
MonSoy S.A. BRA
MonSure Ltd BER
Moviagro Technologia Agricola S.A. CHILE
Mycogen Corporation CALIFORNIA, USA
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Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise MISSOURI, USA
Olympia Industries INC. DELAWARE, USA
P.T. Branita Sandhini INDON
P.T. Monagro Kimia INDON
P.T. Monfori Nusantara INDON
P4 Production LLC DELAWARE, USA
Polyplant Limited UK
Renessen LLC DELAWARE, USA
Seed Company of Zimbabwe Ltd. ZIM
Seed Company of Zingjiang AIC Corporation PRC
Semillas Mexicanes SA de CV MEX
Sensako Ltd. SAF
Servicios de Venta Directa SA ARG
Shaanxi Province Seed Group Corporation PRC
Sockalb G.I.E. FRA
Twinagro Ltd. UK
Vigortech Inc. NEBRASKA, USA
Weedbug Mfg Pty Ltd AUS
Weedbug Pty Ltd AUS
Weedbug Services NZ Pty Ltd NZ
Weedbug Services Pty Ltd AUS
Zooagra de Venezuela SA VEN
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