Technology and Challenges in Argentine agricultura – United Kingdom

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Technology and

challenges

in Argentine agricultureJanuary 2012United Kingdom

Marcelo Valdez

Sergio Morichetti


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Agenda

1. Argentine overview

2. Whats AGD3. AGDs farms

4. Challenges in crop production


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1) Argentine overview


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Area planted with all crops

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Millonsofhas

91 % increase

Source : INTA


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Argentine production

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Millonsoftons

135 % increase

Source: INTA


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Technology

0

10

20

30

40

5060

70

80

90

100

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Fertilizer

No-tillage

Pesticides

Silo-bag

Precisionagriculture

GMO

%Adoption

Source: INTA


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No Tillage Evolution

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

M

illonsofhas

81 %

Source: Inta


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Argentines fertilizer

consumption

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Tons

(x 1000)

Source: Fertilizar Asociation


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Argentines

agrochemichal market

0

200

400600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

Others

Insecticides

Herbicides

Fungicides

Millons

of U$S

Source: CASAFE


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Silo-bag

0

5

10

15

20

2530

35

40

45

M

illonsoftonne

s

Source: Cristiano Cassini-INTA


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Silo-Bags


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Agricultural precision

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000Satellite Guides

Planter Monitors

Yield Monitors

Variable Rate of

Fertilizers and Seeds

Automatic Pilots

Electrical

Conductivity Sensors

Nofun

its

Source: INTA


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GMOs evolution

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Soybean

Maize

Cotton

Source: ArgenBio,2010

%

RR1

RR1-Bt


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Humid Pampa


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0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,00012,000,000

14,000,000

16,000,000

18,000,000

20,000,000

Maize Soybean Wheat

Source: Ministerio de Agricultura

Area planted with crops

Has

35 % cereals- 65% oilseeds


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2) Whats AGD

An oilseed crushing capacity of 23,000 ton/day A total storing capacity of 3,300,000 ton

A grain and oilseed planted area of 200,000 ha

The 1st

exporter peanut company of Argentina 1st agrochemical and fertilizer distributor in the

country (u$s 150,000,000)

Major Agricultural precision service suppliers

(>100,000 ha)


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2010/11 Argentine world exportposition AGD national exportpositionSoybeans 3er 19th

Soybean Mill 1st 3rdSoybean Oil 1st 3rd

Penauts 1st 1stPenaut Oil 2nd 1stMaize 2nd 8th

Wheat 4th 11thBiodiesel 1st 3rd

Argentine and AGD`s

export position

Source: Ministerio de Agricultura


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3) AGDs farms


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AGDs own farms

2010/2011

Has %Cereals 15856 40

Oilseeds 23265 60

TOTAL 39121Note: 15% Irrigated


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Soybean yield

10090

8376

68 65

0

10

20

30

40

5060

70

80

90

100

%

Soybeanyieldpotential

Antecesor


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Precipitation

0

20

40

60

80

100120

140

160

180

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Ro IV

England

Scotland

Northern

hemisphere

Southernhemisphere

845 mm

839 mm

1518 mm

mm
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Average temperature

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5

10

15

20

25

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Ro IV

England

Scotland

C


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Wheat

0

1

2

3

4

5

66 kg/ha/year

Ton/ha


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Peanut

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

216 kg/ha/year

Ton/ha


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Peanut

No-till

Herbicides

Fungicides FungicidesFungicides


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Maize

0

1

23

4

5

67

8

9

10

136 kg/ha/year

Ton/ha


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Maize

No-till

Fertilizers

GMO (Roundup Ready & Bt)Presicion agriculture

Herbicides Silo-bag

Fungicides

Presicion agriculture


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Soybean

0

1

2

3

4

Ton/ha

38 kg/ha/year


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Soybean

No-till

Fertilizers

GMO (Roundup Ready)

Presicion agriculture

Fungicides

Herbicides and insecticides Silo-bag

Presicionagriculture


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Technology

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10

20

30

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50

60

70

80

90

100

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Fertilizer

No-tillage

Pesticides

Silo-bag

Precisionagriculture

GMO

%Adoption

Source: INTA


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Soil maps: Prescriptions


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Phosphorus


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4) Challenges

WEED CONTROL

Rotate hebicides with different mode of

actions

Weed seeker

DISEASE CONTROL

New mode of actions INSECT CONTROL

New insecticides to target specific insects


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Tolerant and resistant weeds


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4) Challenges

FERTILIZER

Increase of rational use of macro and

micronutrients

GENETICS

Add new events

HUMAN RESOURCES

Field research and extension

AGRICULTURAL PRESICION

Th k Y !


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Thank You!

Questions?

Marcelo Valdez

Sergio Morichetti

Aceitera General Deheza SAwww.agd.com.ar

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