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Partnerships and the Future of Agriculture Technology Dr. Robert T. Fraley Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Monsanto Company 2013 World Food Prize Laureate @RobbFraley

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Presentation delivered by Dr. Robert T. Fraley (Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto, USA) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico. http://www.borlaug100.org

Transcript of Partnerships and the Future of Agriculture Technology

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Partnerships and the Future of

Agriculture Technology Dr. Robert T. Fraley

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Monsanto Company

2013 World Food Prize Laureate

@RobbFraley

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production of nutritious, affordable food

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Norman Borlaug Devoted His Life to Improving the

Most Important Global Staple Crop: Wheat

In 1944, Dr. Borlaug participated in the Rockefeller Foundation's pioneering

technical assistance program in Mexico, where he was a research scientist in

charge of wheat improvement.

For the next sixteen years, he worked to solve a series of wheat production

problems that were limiting wheat cultivation in Mexico and to help train a whole

generation of young Mexican scientists.

The work in Mexico not only had a profound impact on Dr. Borlaug's life and

philosophy of agriculture research and development, but also on agricultural

production, first in Mexico and later in many parts of the world.

It was on the research stations and farmers' fields of Mexico that Dr. Borlaug

developed successive generations of wheat varieties with broad and stable disease

resistance, broad adaptation to growing conditions across many degrees of

latitude, and with exceedingly high yield potential.

These new wheat varieties and improved crop management practices transformed

agricultural production in Mexico during the 1940's and 1950's and later in Asia

and Latin America, sparking what today is known as the "Green Revolution.“

It is said that Dr. Borlaug has

"saved more lives than any other person who has ever lived."

Source: World Food Prize

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Why is Increasing Agriculture

Production Needed?

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5 Source: Ray DK, Mueller ND, West PC, Foley JA (2013) Yield Trends Are Insufficient to Double Global Crop Production by 2050. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66428.

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6 Source: US Third National Climate Assessment (2013)

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Staple Crops are Impacted by Climate Change

Advances in Technology Can Help Mitigate the Effects

Changes

In Weed

Pressure

Insect

Range

Expansion

Crop

Disease

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Impacts on

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McKinsey Global Institute has Identified Resource

Productivity Improvements that would Help Meet the

Future’s Needs

5 of the top 15 improvements are directly related to agriculture.

2. Increasing yields on large-scale farms

3. Reducing food waste

7. Increasing yields on smallholder farms

10. Reducing land degradation

13. Improving irrigation techniques

Source: McKinsey , 2011; “Resource Revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food, and water needs.”

Achieving resource productivity improvements would off-set the

increase in land demand and much of the increase in water demand.

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8 Global rates of yield gain (1961-2011), based on data available from FAOSTAT

Rate Needed to Double Yields by 2050

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Potatoes

Sorghum

Sugar cane

Cassava

Millet

Pulses

Sweet Potatoes

Wheat

Rice

Soybeans

Maize

Annual Rate of Yield Gain (%)

Impact of Reducing Food Wastage by 30%

Rates of Yield Increases for Staple Crops Vary with Plant Biology

Factors & Level of Technology Investment

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Adoption of Technology Innovation Leads to

Increases in Crop Yields

Improved germplasm breeding Better farm equipment Optimized nutrient (NPK) usage Better water management Crop protection products Adoption of biotechnology traits

Source: USDA NASS

KEY DRIVERS

United States

Maize average yields by country MT/HA

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India 2.3

Mexico 3.2 Brazil

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China 5.4

Argentina 6.7

France 9.1

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10 Field to Market (2012 V2). Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators for Measuring Outcomes of On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States: Second Report, (Version 2), December 2012. Available at: www.fieldtomarket.org.

Over the Past 30 Years, Corn Production has

Increased 64%, with Improved Resource Efficiency

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Support Remains High For Technology Investment

In Wheat

The Wheat Value Chain recognizes the need for increased investment in technology for wheat.

Farmers continue the call for investment in new technology for wheat

Nine wheat-related associations

from Australia, Canada and the

U.S. support commercialization

of biotech wheat

Millers, bakers and food

companies are increasingly

supportive of technology in wheat

The Wheat Innovation Alliance is

working to achieve acceptance for

wheat enhanced by biotechnology

Herbicide-Tolerant Event

Control

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Combinations of Technologies Deliver

Solutions for Farmers

COMBINED solutions BIOLOGICALS BIOTECHNOLOGY

FARM MANAGEMENT

SOLUTIONS

CROP

PROTECTION

BREEDING

WE MULTIPLY THE BENEFITS OF INNOVATION

when we combine these capabilities to solve problems

and increase efficiency

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>40 million marker-trait associations enables detailed understanding of

the plant’s genome which allows development of better

crop plants

Leveraging global seed resources results in annual crop yield gains

Plant Breeding Is Experiencing A Technical

Revolution That Will Drive Yield Improvements

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14 Sources: ISAAA, Biotechnology Industry Organization, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Africxa Biosafety Network of Expertise.

Farmers Choose Biotechnology to Help Ensure Their

Success

>400 Million acres of GM crops were planted in 2012.

17 Million farmers in nearly 30 countries choose biotech. Most of them are small-holder farmers.

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15 Sources: Brookes, G. and Barfoot, P. GM Crops Food 3, 129-37 (2012); Brookes, G. and Barfoot, P. GM Crops Food 3, 1-8 (2012); Edgerton, M. D. et al. Nat. Biotech. 30, 493–496 (2012); National Research Council. The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on

Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Academies Press, Washington; 2010); Folcher, L. et al. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 30, 711–719 (2010); Subramanian, A. & Qaim, M. World Dev. 37, 256–267 (2009)

Crop Biotechnology is Safe, and Delivers Yield,

Economic, and Environmental Benefits

“There is no substantiated case

of any adverse impact on

human health, animal health

or environmental health,

…and I would be confident in

saying that there is no more

risk in eating GMO food than

eating conventionally farmed

food.” Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor

European Commission July 24, 2012

Fewer Pesticides Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased Yields Improved Soil Quality

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16 Sources: Brookes, G. and Barfoot, P. GM Crops Food 3, 129-37 (2012); Brookes, G. and Barfoot, P. GM Crops Food 3, 1-8 (2012); Edgerton, M. D. et al. Nat. Biotech. 30, 493–496 (2012); National Research Council. The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on

Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Academies Press, Washington; 2010); Folcher, L. et al. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 30, 711–719 (2010); Subramanian, A. & Qaim, M. World Dev. 37, 256–267 (2009)

Crop Biotechnology is Safe, and Delivers Yield,

Economic, and Environmental Benefits

“There is no substantiated case

of any adverse impact on

human health, animal health

or environmental health,

…and I would be confident in

saying that there is no more

risk in eating GMO food than

eating conventionally farmed

food.” Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor

European Commission July 24, 2012

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AG BIOTECHNOLOGY

Delivers Insect Control, Weed Control, and

Stress Tolerance

ADVANCED BREEDING

Delivers Pest Control, Stress Tolerance, and

Disease Control

DATA SCIENCE

Designed to Optimize Farm Management Practices

AG BIOLOGICALS

Designed to Deliver Weed Management, Insect

Management, Plant Health

and Bee Health

Going Beyond Biotech & Breeding: New Platforms

Designed to Deliver Innovations Needed to Meet Demand

The Next Steps In Evolution Of Technologies For Solving Farmers’ Challenges

Requires a Systems Approach

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Plant Population Soil Insecticides

Harvest Planning

Soil Nematicides

Seed Treatment Fungicide Application – In-Furrow

Soil Insecticides Variety/Hybrid Selection In-Field

Variety/Hybrid Selection Tillage Level Starter Fertilizer Foliar Disease Control

Refuge Options Primary Tillage Program Herbicide Application Irrigation Application In-Season

Crop Rotation Fertility Program Planting Speed Through the Field

Post-Emergent Herbicide Application

Timing

Production Planning Pre-Plant Irrigation Seed Depth Keep Stand or Re-Plant

Equipment

Row Spacing Burn-Down Program Plant Population Post-Harvest Assessment Fertility Program

Weed Control Program Foliar Insect Control Storage pH Management Other Planting Operation

Decisions

Micronutrients/Fertility Management

Crop Marketing Support

In-Season Planting Pre-Planting

Crop Diagnostics

Delivering Field Specific Insights & Information to Help

Farmers Improve Yield, Productivity and Reduce Risk

SOURCE: Monsanto team – The above boxes refer to some of the decisions farmers face in growing their crops.

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PRECISION

SEEDING

VARIABLE-

RATE

FERTILITY

FERTILITY &

DISEASE

MANAGEMENT

YIELD

MONITOR

USER

INTERFACE

BREEDING

DATABASE

BACKBONE

Advances in Information Technology Optimize Farm

Management Practices

Unlocking Yield Potential

Meter by Meter On The Farm

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Data Modeling Capabilities Can Improve Farm

Productivity - Field by Field

PLANTING-DATE AND

HARVEST ADVISOR

PEST AND DISEASE

IN-SEASON ADVISOR

TOTAL WEATHER

INSURANCE

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Rural, Small-Holder Farmers Are Also Connected to

Technology: FarmAgVisorySM

Services

Mobile phone technologies allow support for rural farmers:

Pest & Disease Control

Fertilizer Usage

Weed Management

Irrigation

Hybrid Recommendations

Weather Forecasts

Commodity Prices

Additional benefits:

“I am very happy with my healthy and higher yielding crop, all thanks to Dr. DEKALB Farm Care.” Sonar Rehman, Farmer, Purnea, Bihar

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Biologicals-Based Products Have the Potential

to Expand Farmers’ Choices

Weed Management

Insect Management

Virus Control

Bee Health

Microbials

Pest Control

Plant Vigor & Yield

Seed Treatment

Foliar Applications

Precision Planting

Delivery Methods

Disease Control

BioDirect™

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BioDirect™ is Based on New Applications

of RNAi Technology

RNAi is

A Natural

Mechanism

to Control

the

Expression

of a Gene

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RNA

“Transfers information from gene to

construct a protein”

When cells make RNAi it

specifically targets an RNA

RNA broken up Protein

Not Produced

X

“Trigger”

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GR-Palmer Uninjured After Treatment With WeatherMAX®

GR-Palmer Controlled By Combining WeatherMAX® With EPSPS dsRNA

BioDirect ™ Originated from the Study of Glyphosate Resistance in Weeds

Pigweed now killed by Roundup

RNA for EPSPS gene degraded

dsRNA + Roundup

Glyphosate-resistant Palmer Pigweed

BioDirect™ is Based on New Applications of RNAi

Technology

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Torque® * QuickRoots® * Acceleron®

Yield Bu/Ac 70 Locations

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* Novozymes’ Products + Acceleron

Average Yield Improvement Of 4-6 Bu/Ac

Average Win Rate 52%

Microbial organisms can applied

to the seed before planting: yield

increases can be possible due to

superior nutrient uptake in plant’s

early life stage.

The Results From First Year Testing Of Novozymes

Microbes On Corn Were Encouraging

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Collaborations Create Better Solutions for Farmers

Improved crops from biotechnology

Germplasm improvements

Responsible pest management

Energy source alternatives

Enhanced food security

Investment in education and research Product characterization & safety

Advances in agronomics

Dedication to sustainability

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Public-Private Partnerships Are Increasingly Important

Mississippi River

Watershed Partnership

$5 Million investment to improve water quality

by developing on-farm best management

practices, urban storm water education

programs, and installing 1,000 water control

structures.

Conservation

International

$6.5 Million investment to preserve

biodiversity hotspots, including 8,000

hectares of forest. The program reached

more than 5,000 farmers and citizens.

Project

Share

A four-year pilot program aimed at providing

10,000 Indian farmers with tools they need to

boost production in corn and cotton. Farmer

incomes have increased 20-30%.

Water Efficient Maize

for Africa (WEMA)

Developing new drought-tolerant and insect

pest-protected maize hybrids for farmers in

Sub-Saharan Africa. The project’s first

conventional maize hybrid is available for

planting in Kenya in 2013.

Beachell-Borlaug

Scholarship

$13 Million investment for 2009-2016, thus

far resulting in support of 64 scholars from 25

countries. Scholars received Full

scholarships to study wheat and rice

breeding.

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Monsanto’s Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program

Rice and Wheat are staple crops that are critical for global food security. However, yield improvements lag behind other crops.

64 scholars from 25 different countries

$13 Million for wheat and rice breeding PhD fellowships

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WEMA is a Public-Private Partnership to Develop Drought-Tolerant &

Insect-Protected Maize for Sub-Saharan Farmers

Phase II of the program was

officially launched in 2013

and the first WEMA hybrids

were delivered to the hands

of Kenyan farmers last fall.

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Norman Borlaug Set the Example for Agriculture

Innovation

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JOIN THE CONVERSATION

@MonsantoCo

@RobbFraley

MonsantoCo

• MonsantoBlog.com

• MonsantoToday.com

• GMAonline.org

• GMOanswers.com

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Improving Agriculture. Improving Lives.