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75% still do not use AI in farming

75% of producers in the United States still do not use artificial intelligence tools in agriculture, despite their advance and growing importance for agricultural competitiveness.

AgroLatam.com (s. f.)

AgroLatam.com. (s. f.). ¿Puede la inteligencia artificial cambiar el futuro del agro? https://www.agrolatam.com/tecnologia-latam/inteligencia-artificial-agro-eeuu-impacto-america-latina/

AI optimizes fertilization

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

AI is transforming the manufacturing and application of nitrogen fertilizers in the U.S. by analyzing soil, weather, and crop behavior to support precise nutrient management strategies.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

IAP ICT: digitization of agri-food chains

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

51 initiatives correspond to information and communication technologies (ICT) in the report’s IAP mapping (ECLAC, 2025).

51 iniciativas corresponden a tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) en el mapeo de IAP del informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Regional agricultural digitalization potential

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

45% could increase Latin American agricultural productive efficiency through the coordinated implementation of digital transformation strategies, including adapted mechanization and robotics, digital innovation, and artificial intelligence according to CAF projections (Velásquez, A., 2025).

45% podría incrementarse la eficiencia productiva agrícola latinoamericana mediante la implementación coordinada de estrategias de transformación digital, incluyendo mecanización y robótica adaptada, innovación digital e inteligencia artificial según proyecciones de CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Access to connectivity in rural areas

01/12/2022 Go to Evidence

56.6% of the inhabitants of rural areas do not have access to significant connectivity, which is equivalent to 36.2 million people in rural áreas (IICA, et al. 2022).

IICA, et al. 2022

IICA, Banco Mundial, CAF, Bayer, Microsoft y Syngenta. 2022. Conectividad rural en América Latina y el Caribe. Estado de situación, retos y acciones para la digitalización y el desarrollo sostenible. San José de Costa Rica

GPS Technology for Cocoa Monitoring

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of certified cocoa farmers in West Africa must provide their specific GPS coordinates to enable close monitoring via satellite technology according to Rainforest Alliance (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los agricultores de cacao certificados en África Occidental deben proporcionar sus coordenadas GPS específicas para permitir monitoreo cercano vía tecnología satelital según Rainforest Alliance (Larrea et al., 2021),

FSC GIS and Earth Observation Portal

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 new portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) has been launched by FSC that will enable auditors to access geospatial information of FSC-compliant forest areas in real time (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 nuevo portal (FIS GIS and Earth Observation Portal) ha lanzado FSC que permitirá a auditores acceder a información geoespacial de áreas forestales compatibles con FSC en tiempo real (Larrea et al., 2021).