Operator

Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Nufarm Limited 1H '26 results. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to hand the conference over to Mr. Rico Christensen, CEO. Please go ahead.

Rico Christensen
CEO, MD & Executive Director

Thank you, Ashley. Good morning and thank you for joining us today for Nufarm's first half FY '26 results. With me today, I have our CFO, Brendan Ryan; our Group Executive for Portfolio Solutions, Beth Lorsbach; and our General Manager for the Hybrid Seeds business, Rachel Palumbo.

Over the past year, we have been very deliberate in sharpening our focus to improve earnings quality, strengthen the balance sheet and increase capital discipline. Today's presentation reflects good progress on that journey. I'll walk through the first half performance. Brendan will then discuss the financials in more detail. And lastly, I will talk about our strategy refresh and close with our outlook commentary.

Before we begin, I encourage everyone to read the important notices on the next page regarding forward-looking statements and non-IFRS measures. As always, our comments today are subject to market conditions and the risks outlined in this presentation.

I'm pleased to report that we have delivered a strong result with 18% growth in EBITDA and 35% growth in NPAT over prior corresponding