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Current use of digital tools

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

65% of farmers already use digital tools in their farming operations (Bayer AG, 2024).

65% de los agricultores ya utilizan herramientas digitales en sus operaciones agrícolas (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

Diversity of regenerative practices

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

7 out of 17 common regenerative farming practices are used on average by farmers (Bayer AG, 2024).

7 de 17 prácticas comunes de agricultura regenerativa son utilizadas en promedio por los agricultores (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

Most implemented regenerative practices

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

3 most widely implemented practices of regenerative agriculture are: crop rotation, maintaining soil fertility by adding nutrients, and monitoring soil health (Bayer AG, 2024).

3 prácticas más ampliamente implementadas de la agricultura regenerativa son: la rotación de cultivos, el mantenimiento de la fertilidad del suelo mediante la adición de nutrientes y el monitoreo de la salud del suelo (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

Motivations for using digital applications

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

88% de los agricultores ven la mejora en los rendimientos de los cultivos como motivación para usar aplicaciones digitales, 85% el ahorro de costos y 84% la mejora en la calidad de los cultivos (Bayer AG, 2024).

88% de los agricultores ven la mejora en los rendimientos de los cultivos como motivación para usar aplicaciones digitales, 85% el ahorro de costos y 84% la mejora en la calidad de los cultivos (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

Adoption of regenerative agriculture practices

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

90% of farmers are using at least one regenerative farming practice in their operations (Bayer AG, 2024).

90% de los agricultores están utilizando al menos una práctica de agricultura regenerativa en sus operaciones (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

Methane emissions

20/09/2024 Go to Evidence

16% of agricultural methane emissions and 1.5% of anthropogenic GHG emissions come from rice paddy production (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Searchinger, T., M. Herrero, X. Yan, J. Wang, P. Dumas, K. Beauchemin, and E. Kebreab. 2021. “Opportunities to Reduce Methane Emissions from Global Agriculture.” Unpublished manuscript. https://searchinger.princeton.edu/publications/opportunities-reducemethane-emissions-fromglobal-agriculture.

Caloric value of rice

20/09/2024 Go to Evidence

20% of the world's calories come from rice (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Fukagawa, N. K., and L. H. Ziska. 2019. “Rice: Importance for Global Nutrition.” Supplement, Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (Tokyo) 65: S2–S3. https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.65.S2.

Fertilizer use

14/09/2024 Go to Evidence

By 170 million tons, the use of chemical fertilizers in the world has increased from 16 million tons in 1960 to 186 million tons in 2020 (CGIAR, 2023).

En 170 millones de toneladas ha incrementado el uso de fertilizantes químicos en el mundo, pasando de 16 millones en 1960 a 186 millones en 2020. (CGIAR, 2023)

CGIAR (2023). Achieving Agricultural Breakthrough: A deep dive into seven technological areas

Exports participation in production value

29/08/2024 Go to Evidence

70% is the projected level of export participation in the total value of production in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.