Tendencia de plagas:
Perfil tecnológico:•Hoy,losproductospara
laproteccióndecultivosprotegen casi un cuarto del suministro de cultivos básicoscontrapérdidasdebidoainsectos,malezayenfermedades.5
•InvestigacionesenKeniayUgandamostraronquelosherbicidasaumentan los beneficios, tal como la producción, el ingreso y calidad de vida para los agricultores de maíz en un 80%.6
• Unmayorusodeproductosparala
proteccióndecultivospuedereducir el riesgo de sufrir de hambredehasta90millonesdepersonas
enel2050.7
Impacto de las plagas sobre la agricultura a nivel global:Lapresióncausadaporinsectos,enfermedadesymalezaseslaprincipalfuentedeamenazaparanuestrosuministrodealimento,yaquecompitenconloscultivosporsusnutrientesylerestaasuproducciónycalidad.Losagricultoresdependendelosproductosparalaproteccióndecultivosparaevitarqueestaspestesdañenlas plantas y limiten sus cosechas. Sin embargo, conforme los impactos delcambioclimáticoaumentan,lapresióndeestasplagassevuelvemásextrema–haciendoqueelusoefectivodelosproductosparalaproteccióndecultivosseamásimportantequenunca.
PROTECCIÓN DE CULTIVOS
Beneficios a nivel mundial:Parael2050,laagriculturadeberáproducirsuficientecomidaparaalimentara9billonesdepersonas,mientrasseluchacontraambientesmásadversosparacultivardebidoalcambioclimatológico.Laproteccióndecultivoslepermitiráalosagricultoresadaptarseaestasnuevascondicionesygenerarbeneficiosalrededordelmundo,incluyendoaumentoenproducción,menosterrenoenproducciónyunmenorriesgodehambruna.
Actualmente, de un 30-40% de la producción de trigo, maíz y arroz se pierde cada año debido a alguna plaga.1
Los insectos, lasmalezasy lasenfermedadesproliferanenclimascálidos.Conformelastemperaturasaumentendebidoal cambio climático, estas plagas también aumentarán sus
números y resistencia.Un aumento de tan solo 2 a 3ºC enlospróximos50añostendráseriasconsecuenciasennuestro
mundo.
Losáfidos,loscualestransmitenenfermedadesalasplantas,puedenreproducir5 generaciones adicionalescadaañoconunaumento de temperatura de tan solo 2°C.2,3,3Unaumentodetansolo3°Cenlatemperaturapuedeaumentar el crecimiento del amaranto en un 240%.Estamalezaesdominanteyamenazaloscultivosdemaíz,arrozysoya4.
América Latina y el Caribe7.8% menos terreno en producción
Sur de Asia 41-43% aumento en producción
30-32% aumento en producción
21-24% aumento en producción
Norteamérica7.3% menos terreno en producción
Europa Oriental and Asia Central
Maíz: 24-28% aumento en producción
Arroz: 53-66% aumento en producción
Trigo: 31% aumento en producción
África Subsahariana
46-47% aumento en producción
46% aumento en producción
27-29% aumento en producción
Europa Occidental7.4% menos terreno en producción
Mejoras a nivel mundial con productos para protección de cultivos*
No-till canincrease globalmaize yields on irrigated hectares1
equivalent to 11.9 million cars o� the road for a year, due to less tillage,
less fuel use and more carbon capture2
HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT AGRICULTURE?Climate change causes erratic weather patterns, extreme temperatures and changes in natural resources, threatening farmers’ ability to sustainably produce and maintain quality crops.
Farmers remove yield-robbing weeds using herbicide-tolerant varieties and crop protection products instead of tillage practices.
EXCESSIVE HEAT
Reduces surface water and depletes aquifers
Disrupts flowering and pollination of crops
Increases weed, insect and disease pressures
TODAY’S TECHNOLOGIESNo-Till Agriculture
Plant Biotechnology
LOSS OFNATURAL
RESOURCESRemoves habitats
and food for beneficial insects
Dries up water sourcesDROUGHTCauses crop
failures and loss of arable land
REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS 27 BILLION KG,
In 2012, biotech crops helped slow the advance of
climate change by
UNITED STATES
Plant science researchers are developing plants that are drought-tolerant and water-e�cient.
Drought Tolerance
EAST AFRICA
in times of severe drought for these key
regions in 20501
Drought tolerance can
INCREASE YIELDS NEARLY 15-20%
CHINA
Crop Protection
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides
Crop protection products prevent nearly 40% of global rice and maize harvests from being lost every year.3
Food ProductionINCREASE
Food PricesREDUCE
Food SecurityIMPROVE
Agriculture’sEnvironmental Footprint
REDUCE
A full suite of crop protection and plant biotech products can help farmers:
Farmers need access to the best mix of technologies to look after our planet, feed a growing population and progress their communities.
HOW CAN FARMERS MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
$ ¢
NEW PESTS AND
DISEASE PRESSURESMore competition for
soil and water resources
Greater damage to crops
EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION
Increases di�culty of planting
Raises flood risk
Damages crops
FLOODINGRemoves topsoil
Drowns crops
FUTURE PIPELINE Plant science researchers are developing products that could revolutionize agriculture in
enable a crop to better absorb and utilize nitrogen fertilizers, reducing carbon footprints and enabling a good harvest even in a volatile climate. Biotech varieties are currently in development that could nearly double yields in Africa and Latin America when combined with irrigation.1
Nitrogen-use e�cient varieties
Heat-tolerant varieties
Greater control of insects, weeds and diseases through new crop protection products
are in development for rice and wheat. If successfully created, they could cut global wheat
and rice prices by approximately 10%.1
Long-term studies of biotech crops find
significant reductions in risk and yield volatility after
adoption. As new varieties reach the market, farmers will continue to build their resilience to climate change.4
Greater yield stability in erratic weather
could improve global staple crop yields 20-30% and African maize yields by nearly 50% in 2050.1
No-till canincrease globalmaize yields on irrigated hectares1
equivalent to 11.9 million cars o� the road for a year, due to less tillage,
less fuel use and more carbon capture2
HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT AGRICULTURE?Climate change causes erratic weather patterns, extreme temperatures and changes in natural resources, threatening farmers’ ability to sustainably produce and maintain quality crops.
Farmers remove yield-robbing weeds using herbicide-tolerant varieties and crop protection products instead of tillage practices.
EXCESSIVE HEAT
Reduces surface water and depletes aquifers
Disrupts flowering and pollination of crops
Increases weed, insect and disease pressures
TODAY’S TECHNOLOGIESNo-Till Agriculture
Plant Biotechnology
LOSS OFNATURAL
RESOURCESRemoves habitats
and food for beneficial insects
Dries up water sourcesDROUGHTCauses crop
failures and loss of arable land
REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS 27 BILLION KG,
In 2012, biotech crops helped slow the advance of
climate change by
UNITED STATES
Plant science researchers are developing plants that are drought-tolerant and water-e�cient.
Drought Tolerance
EAST AFRICA
in times of severe drought for these key
regions in 20501
Drought tolerance can
INCREASE YIELDS NEARLY 15-20%
CHINA
Crop Protection
Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides
Crop protection products prevent nearly 40% of global rice and maize harvests from being lost every year.3
Food ProductionINCREASE
Food PricesREDUCE
Food SecurityIMPROVE
Agriculture’sEnvironmental Footprint
REDUCE
A full suite of crop protection and plant biotech products can help farmers:
Farmers need access to the best mix of technologies to look after our planet, feed a growing population and progress their communities.
HOW CAN FARMERS MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
$ ¢
NEW PESTS AND
DISEASE PRESSURESMore competition for
soil and water resources
Greater damage to crops
EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION
Increases di�culty of planting
Raises flood risk
Damages crops
FLOODINGRemoves topsoil
Drowns crops
FUTURE PIPELINE Plant science researchers are developing products that could revolutionize agriculture in
enable a crop to better absorb and utilize nitrogen fertilizers, reducing carbon footprints and enabling a good harvest even in a volatile climate. Biotech varieties are currently in development that could nearly double yields in Africa and Latin America when combined with irrigation.1
Nitrogen-use e�cient varieties
Heat-tolerant varieties
Greater control of insects, weeds and diseases through new crop protection products
are in development for rice and wheat. If successfully created, they could cut global wheat
and rice prices by approximately 10%.1
Long-term studies of biotech crops find
significant reductions in risk and yield volatility after
adoption. As new varieties reach the market, farmers will continue to build their resilience to climate change.4
Greater yield stability in erratic weather
could improve global staple crop yields 20-30% and African maize yields by nearly 50% in 2050.1
WORLD’S CLIMATE IS CHANGING
HOWEVER, OUR
rapidly and as droughts, floods and unpredictable weather become more common, it is becoming harder for farmers to grow our food.
WE NEED NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
TO MEET OUR NEEDS GROWERS WILLneed to produce more food — as much as 70% more than today — while reducing farming’s footprint.
BY
our world’s population will surpass
that can help our farmers adapt, become more resilient and meet the growing challenges our world will hand to them in the decades ahead.
70% MORE FOOD
Food Security in a Changing Climate
CropLife International aisblAvenue Louise 326, Box 351050 Brussels, BelgiumTel.: +32 3 542 04 10
References1 International Food Policy Research Institute, Agritech
Toolbox, http://apps.harvestchoice.org/agritech-toolbox
2 Brookes, Graham & Barfoot, Peter. GM Crops: Global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2012
3 Oerke, E.C., 2006, “Crop losses to pests,” Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 144
4 Shi, Guanming et al., Commercialized transgenic traits, maize productivity and yield risk, Nature Biotechnology, February 2013
Helping Farmers Grow
WORLD’S CLIMATE IS CHANGING
HOWEVER, OUR
rapidly and as droughts, floods and unpredictable weather become more common, it is becoming harder for farmers to grow our food.
WE NEED NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
TO MEET OUR NEEDS GROWERS WILLneed to produce more food — as much as 70% more than today — while reducing farming’s footprint.
BY
our world’s population will surpass
that can help our farmers adapt, become more resilient and meet the growing challenges our world will hand to them in the decades ahead.
70% MORE FOOD
Food Security in a Changing Climate
CropLife International aisblAvenue Louise 326, Box 351050 Brussels, BelgiumTel.: +32 3 542 04 10
References1 International Food Policy Research Institute, Agritech
Toolbox, http://apps.harvestchoice.org/agritech-toolbox
2 Brookes, Graham & Barfoot, Peter. GM Crops: Global socio-economic and environmental impacts 1996-2012
3 Oerke, E.C., 2006, “Crop losses to pests,” Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 144
4 Shi, Guanming et al., Commercialized transgenic traits, maize productivity and yield risk, Nature Biotechnology, February 2013
Helping Farmers Grow
Global90 millones depersonasmenos
enriesgodepasarhambre
2.3 millones deniñosmenosquesufrendemalnutrición
*Los aumentos en producción aplican para cultivo de secano.8
Referencias:
1. Oerke,E.C.,2006,“Croplossestopests,”Journal of Agricultural Science
2. Evans,K.A.2012.Doweneedtobeworriedaboutthepotentialthreatofinvasivespeciestocropsastheclimatechanges?Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain.55-60.
3. Roos,J.,etal.2011.TheimpactofglobalwarmingonplantdiseasesandinsectvectorsinSweden.European Journal of Plant Pathology.129:9-19.
4. Patterson,D.1995.Weedsinachangingclimate.Weed Science.43:685-701.
5. Oerke,E.C.,2006,“Croplossestopests,”Journal of Agricultural Science
6. Overfield,D.,etal.,2001,“AnalysisoftheconstraintstoadoptionofherbicidesbysmallholdermaizegrowersinKenyaandUganda,”TheBCPCConference:Weeds,pp.907-912.]
7. Oerke,E.C.,2006,“Croplossestopests,”JournalofAgriculturalScience
8. InternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstituteAgriTechToolboxCropModel:http://apps.harvestchoice.org/agritech-toolbox/
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