Cassava weed mgt project

1. - Global challenges
- BASF‘s commitment to support
sustainable farming-

2. Agenda
Facts about agriculture slide 3 - 71
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Crop losses slide 8 - 92
Global trends slide 103
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BASF‘s commitment to support
sustainable farming slide 16 - 20
Challenges for farmers slide 11 - 15
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3.  Only 3% of the earth’s surface - around
1.5 billion hectares - are suitable for
arable farming
 7 billion humans require nourishment
from that surface
 Around 450 million farmers cultivate an
average of 0.5 hectares
 Despite the use of crop protection
products 20-40% of the harvest is lost
due to weeds, diseases and pests*
 The post-harvest losses would be
enough to feed 2 billion people*
Agricultural facts
* http://croplife.org/crop-protection/benefits/, ** FAO: 07. Mai 2014, Save Food Conference, Düsseldorf

4. High product quality
Affordable food Environment protection
Healthy nutrition
Food production is one of the greatest challenges in the 21st century,
in particular for farmers
 About 1 billion people depend on
less than US$ 1.25 per day
 1 out of 6 children in developing
countries face food deficiency
 A third of people in developing
countries suffer from malnutrition
(i. e. iron -, vitamin-A-, iodine -
and zinc deficiency)
Source: UN, FAO, WFP reports 2015
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Enhancement of productivity
and the quality of life

5. One farmer feeds about 15.6 people on
average globally
Assuming 450 million farmers and a
world population of 7 billion, one farmer
currently feeds about 15.6 people on
average globally
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Sources: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=28438&Cr=&Cr1=.
113 people
155 people
1900 2015
USA
Germany
4 people
1 farmer1 farmer
Germany

6. World hunger situation in 2016
 The hunger situation in many developing countries
has improved
 Since 2000, hunger in the developing world has
fallen by 29 percent
 But 795 million people are still chronically
undernourished
 or every 9th person of the world
 Two billion people suffering from hidden hunger and
remain undernourished due to a lack of essential
vitamins and micronutrients
 To combat it, people need more diversity in nutrition,
more nutrient-rich crops, including fruits and
vegetables
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Source: Welthungerhilfe, IFPRI, 2016

7. Overweight and obesity are rising
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 Overweight and obesity are no more
a developed-country problem;
in 2008
 Brazil, Mexico, South Africa:
50-70% of adults
 China: 25% of adults were obese
 Overweight and obese children to
rise in developing countries
enormously
Source: WHO 2013
Prevalence of overweight and obese children
under-five, 1990-2020 (%)
Source: de Onis, et al. 2010
Note: Asia excludes Japan; Developed Countries includes Japan
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15
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Africa
Asia
Developed Countries
Developing Countries

8. Source: *Oerke, Dehne, 2005 //
http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/corethemes/theme/biodiversity/weeds/en/
Weeds
Animal pests*
Pathogens
(fungi, bacteria)
Viruses
*Arthropods, nematodes,
rodents, bird, slugs and
snails
Wheat
Rice
Maize
Potatoes
Soybeans
20 30 50
23.0 8.7 15.6 2.5
37.1 24.7 13.5 1.7
40.3 15.9 9.4 2.9
37.0 10.7 11.0
8.130.2 15.3 21.2
1.4
49.8
77.0
68.5
74.9
60.0
10 7040 600 %80
Crop losses without crop protection

9. Further losses in the food value chain
and beyond caused by pests
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Rodents:
Under traditional Asian rice farming
systems, rodents generally cause chronic
losses to production in the order of
5 – 10% per annum.
That amounts to approximately 30 million
tons; enough rice to feed 180 million people
for 12 months.
Termites:
Termites can be found on every continent
between the latitudes of 40 degrees North
and South.
One colony of Formosan termites can
consume 1,000 pounds of wood each year.

10. Global trends
Chemistry offers solutions
…more food needed
by 2050
…more primary energy
consumption by 2050
…of the world population
will live in cities by 2050
Agriculture Health &
Nutrition
Energy &
Resources
Automotive &
Transport
Construction &
Housing
Consumer
products
…people by 2050
70% 50%~10bn
Electric &
Electronics
30%
Chemistry as enabler for current and future needs
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11. Population growth
Global markets
Legislative
& regulatory
Consumer
attitudes
The growing challenges today
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Resources

12. Main drivers which are pushing forward
agricultural economies
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 2050
Developing countries
Industrialized countries
Population in million
This is why farming is the biggest job on earth
 Global demand for food is expected
to increase by 70% by 2050
 Increasing population will put
greater demands on scarce
resources
 Urban population to grow 70%
(2010-2050)
 Larger and more urban
population will demand more
and better food
 Changes in diet due to increasing
income

13. Population, urbanization, diet Arable land per capita Water scarcity
Source: United Nations , FAO
In the next 50 years farmers have to produce more food than in the last
10,000 years together – with limited resources
Renewable water supply used by agriculture
Innovation for sustainable agriculture is key to feeding a growing and hungry planet
107%74%
2030Today
9.6 billion7.2 billion
20502010
1,550 mt²2,200 mt²
20502010
Farming is impacted by global
developments

14. Challenging macroeconomic times
influencing agribusiness
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Debt crisis
2012
Crop price & oil price index
Crude Oil Price
($/ton)
Crop Price Index
2013 2014 2015 2016
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15. The meaning of successful farming has
changed over time
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Health and safety protection
Pollinator and biodiversity
protection
Soil and water protection
High productivity
High quality

16. We want to support farmers to
produce more and to produce better
16Optimizing productivity while preserving our environment
and ensuring food and worker safety is key to today’s business

17. BASF in agriculture –
a 100 years of expertise
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“Without nitrogen fertilizer human civilization in its current form
could not exist.”
(National Geographic, May 2013)
Comprehensive solutions for sustainable agriculture
1913
Carl Bosch Fritz Haber
First industrial production of ammonia
based on Haber-Bosch.
BASF Agricultural Center built in 1914.
Today

18. New areas and expertise boosting the
development of innovative solutions
Chemistry Biology
Digitalization
Sustainability
Portfolio Solutions Farmersʼ benefits
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Fungicides
Soil
Insecticides
Herbicides
Seed
Solutions
Much more than just one product: Striving to deliver a set of solutions for farmers’ needs
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19. BASF Crop Protection:
Ambitious growth plan to fulfill farmers’ needs
 Products launched < 5 years
significantly contributing to
sales
 Comprehensive products
beyond chemicals
 Launches in all indications
 Peak sales potential of
€3 billion for launches
between 2015 and 2025
 Accelerate discovery and
development of new
compounds
 Strengthen expertise in new
areas (e.g. digital farming)
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Pipeline PartnershipsPortfolio

20.  Strong portfolio and outstanding pipeline
of innovations
 Focus on R&D to deliver breakthrough
solutions
 Global partnerships and alliances for
further growth
 Develop and deliver chemical and
biological solutions
 Invest and leverage digital technologies
to improve farm management
Creating together solutions
for sustainable farming
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Committed to investing and supporting farming, the biggest job on earth

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