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Benefit of access to innovations

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

41% of farmers ranked access to innovations in crop protection among the top 3 benefits for their farms in the future (Bayer AG, 2024).

41% de los agricultores clasificaron el acceso a innovaciones en protección de cultivos entre los 3 principales beneficios para sus granjas en el futuro (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Political/regulatory decisions as a challenge

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

29% of farmers cited political or regulatory decisions as one of their top 3 challenges, double the amount compared to last year (Bayer AG, 2024).

29% de los agricultores citaron las decisiones políticas o regulatorias como uno de sus 3 principales desafíos, el doble que el año anterior (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Price/income volatility as a challenge

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

36% of farmers cited price/income volatility among their top 3 challenges for the next 3 years (Bayer AG, 2024).

36% de los agricultores citaron la volatilidad de precios/ingresos entre sus 3 principales desafíos para los próximos 3 años (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Climate volatility as a challenge

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

37% of farmers reported climate volatility or extreme climate events among their top 3 challenges for the next 3 years (Bayer AG, 2024).

37% de los agricultores reportaron la volatilidad climática o eventos climáticos extremos entre sus 3 principales desafíos para los próximos 3 años (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Openness to agricultural innovation

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

75% of farmers are open to implementing new technologies to better cope with climate change (Bayer AG, 2024).

75% de los agricultores están abiertos a implementar nuevas tecnologías para enfrentar mejor el cambio climático (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Yield reduction due to climate change

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

71% of farmers report reduced yields as a major concern due to climate change (Bayer AG, 2024).

71% de los agricultores reportan la reducción de rendimientos como una preocupación importante debido al cambio climático (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Impact of climate change on farmers

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

75% of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts (Bayer AG, 2024).

75% de los agricultores ya están afectados por el cambio climático o preocupados por sus impactos (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals. [Comunicado de prensa]

Sugar price increase by 2023

10/01/2024 Go to Evidence

By 27.7%, the price of sugar increased in 2023, far exceeding historical highs (IDB, 2024).

Un aumento del 27,7% se evidenció en el precio del azúcar durante el 2023, superando ampliamente los máximos históricos (BID, 2024)

BID, 2024. Estimaciones de las tendencias comerciales. América Latina y el Caribe. Edición 2024.

People reached by HarvestPlus biofortified crops

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

20 millones de personas en hogares agrícolas de países en desarrollo están cultivando y consumiendo cultivos biofortificados según HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Farm households reached by HarvestPlus

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

4 million farm households are regularly growing biofortified crops in HarvestPlus target countries (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

4 millones de hogares agrícolas están cultivando regularmente cultivos biofortificados en países objetivo de HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.