Liam Condon, CEO Bayer CropScience

Preventing Food Loss in Agriculture

Leverkusen, Germany │ 14 November 2013

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Did you know?! Facts & figures about Agriculture

Around 11.000 years ago, man began to grow the first domesticated crops.

1,000 years ago a farmer sowed one seed and harvested two.

Today, a farmer plants one seed and harvests 50.

There are 525 million farms around the world today. 87% are found in Asia.

Without chemical crop protection, global harvest losses would amount to up to 40%.

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Over 50% of the food produced today is lost during agricultural production & post-harvest

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Food wastage volumes, at world level by phase of the food supply chain, FAO 2013

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To feed 10 billion people by 2050, we need to address food wastage from the field to the table

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In cereals, the biggest production losses occur in the Southern Hemisphere today

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Sub-Sahara Africa, total** 19%

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Latin America, total** 25%

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North America & Oceania, total** 35%

* All figures are rounded** Refers to percentage of harvest potential lost

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Europe, total** 34%

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Industrialized Asia, total** 34%

South and Southeast Asia, total** 20%

With access to training, tools and technology, farmers can improve their agricultural productivity – and enhance food supply

Losses during cereal production around the world (e.g. rice, wheat, barley, corn)Relative cereal wastage by region and by phase of the food supply chain*, FAO 2011

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A lot can happen during a plant‘s life – We help to protect it every step along the way

Seeds & Traits

Weed Management

Pest Management

Disease Management

Goal: Healthy, high yieldingand high-quality plants

Services and consultancy

Seed Treatment

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With innovative science we can protect rice harvests and improve livelihoods in Asia

Bacterial Leaf Blight destroys up to 80% of the rice crop

Our hybrid rice variety protects the plant with native resistance

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We connect partners across the food chain for sustainable broccoli growing in Mexico

Farmers often lack access to know-how, tools and technologies

With our Food Chain Partnerships, we promote sustainable farming practices across the food chain – for healthy & high-quality food

To sustainably address the major challenges, we need A New Revolution in Agriculture

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A holistic approach where stakeholders in agriculture unite to achieve a more sustainable way of growing crops, at the quantities we need, to help advance world food security.

Leading innovation…helping address the key challenges of modern agriculture through new solutions

Enabling farmers big and small…providing them with tools, technology and training to thrive economically in the long-term

Driving a sustainable intensification of agriculture…helping to raise both productivity and environmental compatibility

Enhancing human health…improving the nutritional value of certain crops and contributing to a healthy food supply

Extending partnerships…leveraging the potential of collaboration in modern, sustainable agriculture

ThankYou!