Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
41% of farmers ranked access to innovations in crop protection among the top 3 benefits for their farms in the future (Bayer AG, 2024).
65% of farmers already use digital tools in their farming operations (Bayer AG, 2024).
90% of farmers are using at least one regenerative farming practice in their operations (Bayer AG, 2024).
7 out of 17 common regenerative farming practices are used on average by farmers (Bayer AG, 2024).
3 most widely implemented practices of regenerative agriculture are: crop rotation, maintaining soil fertility by adding nutrients, and monitoring soil health (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).
20% of the world's calories come from rice (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
16% of agricultural methane emissions and 1.5% of anthropogenic GHG emissions come from rice paddy production (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
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).
