Biocontrol market

29% of the biocontrol market, equivalent to $14.4 billion, will be in Latin America by 2023.

DunhamTrimmer, 2023

Biologicals Latam RedAgrícola, 2023

Brazil biocontrol

43% of the Latin American biocontrol market was accounted for by Brazil in 2021, projected to increase to 59% by the end of the decade.

DunhamTrimmer, 2023

Biologicals Latam RedAgrícola, 2023

Global bioinputs market

10.6 billion USD reached the global bioinputs market in 2021, with a projection of 18.5 billion USD by 2026, representing more than 4% of the agrochemicals market (Meticulous Research, 2023).

Bullor, L., Braude, H., Monzón, J., Cotes Prado, A. M., Casavola, V., Carbajal Morón., N. y Risopoulos, J. 2023. Bioinsumos: Oportunidades de inversión en América Latina - Direcciones de inversión No. 9. Roma, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9060es

https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/6f0feb21-441d-4662-aed5-03085a951d90/content

Natural fertilizers in Aymara agriculture

The research analyzes ancestral practices of using natural fertilizers and biocides in Aymara agriculture in Puno, Peru. Through an ethnographic approach, it documents how peasant families use organic resources (such as plants, minerals, and human urine) to fertilize soils and control pests, thus preserving agricultural sustainability and traditional wisdom.

Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno - Perú

Apaza-Ticona J., Alanoca-Arocutipa V. ., Inquilla-Mamani J. y Flores-Mamani E. (2023). Uso de abonos naturales y biocidas en la agricultura campesina aymara de Puno (Perú). Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 43(2), 291-308. https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.90576

Biofungicides in Latin America

400 million a year is invested by Latin American agriculture in botanical and biological solutions against fungi that affect crops.

Unos US$ 400 millones anuales destina la agricultura latinoamericana en soluciones de origen botánico y biológico para combatir los hongos que generan enfermedades en los cultivos.

Biológicos Latam.

Export of agricultural bioinputs

USD 17.7 million reached Argentina's agricultural bioinputs exports in 2021, with a target of USD 35.4 million by 2030 (Argentine Ministry of Economy, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía de Argentina (2023). Argentina Productiva 2030. Plan para el Desarrollo Productivo, Industrial y Tecnológico. Documento Integrador. Marzo 2023.

Bioinputs market

0.9% of the global bioinputs market belongs to Colombia (Corficolombiana, 2022).

Corficolombiana. (2022). Perspectiva sectorial: agroindustria. Bioinsumos: Panorama y oportunidades para el agro colombiano. 26 de Agosto de 2022.

VSS with Agrochemical Minimization Criteria

78% of the analyzed VSS (7 out of 9) include required criteria to minimize the impact of agrochemicals, excluding ISCC and ProTerra (Larrea et al., 2021).

78% de los VSS analizados (7 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para minimizar el impacto de agroquímicos, excluyendo ISCC y ProTerra (Larrea et al., 2021).

Crude Protein Content in Cowpea vs Pangola Hay

The 151 g/kg DM represents the crude protein content in cowpea hay, being 95.5 g/kg DM higher than pangola grass hay (55.5 g/kg DM) (Corea et al., 2020).

El 151 g/kg MS representa el contenido de proteína cruda en heno de caupí, siendo 95.5 g/kg MS mayor que el heno de pangola (55.5 g/kg MS) (Corea et al., 2020).

Corea, E.E., Castro-Montoya, J., Mendoza, M.V., López, F.M., Martinez, A., Alvarado, M.E., Moreno, C., Broderick, G.A., & Dickhoefer, U. (2020). Effect of forage source and dietary rumen-undegradable protein on nutrient use and growth in dairy heifers. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 269, 114658.

Demand for power supply to confined systems

4 units of feed are required to produce one unit of pig in confined systems, while 2 units are needed for one unit of chicken (Garrett et al., 2018).

4 unidades de alimento son requeridas para producir una unidad de cerdo en sistemas confinados, mientras que 2 unidades son necesarias para una unidad de pollo (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.