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While Bayer | Crop Science's digital transformation is still underway, the company’s transportation and warehousing operations in 64 countries have already been digitalized — leading to a reduction in overall transportation spend, an increase in asset utilization, and improved sustainability. In this part 2 blog article, Bayer Crop Science and EY continue their discussion with Terence Leung about key success factors for a digital journey and what kind of metrics are best for buy-in and ownership. https://bit.ly/3x2tC9u

Excellent summary of the current challenges agriculture has to take up nowadays.

Utilizing syndicated research is not just a strategic choice; it's an essential tool for maintaining competitiveness and alignment with market needs. As a leader in this industry, you understand the importance of making informed decisions based on robust, comprehensive market data. Syndicated research provides that by pooling insights from various sources, offering a granular view of how your products perform relative to competitors, and gauging the perceptions and preferences of growers and farmers who rely on your innovations. These insights enable you to pinpoint strengths and areas for improvement in your product line, tailor your marketing strategies to better meet the needs of the market, and foresee emerging trends that could impact your business. It can also help you understand the efficacy and reception of your products from a farmer's perspective, helping to fine-tune your offerings, ensuring they not only meet but exceed expectations in real-world conditions. By integrating the findings from syndicated research into your strategic planning, you enhance your ability to innovate proactively rather than reactively. This forward-thinking approach ensures that your brand remains at the forefront of the crop protection industry, continually adapting to changes in agricultural practices and farmer needs. #CropProtection #AgribusinessStrategy #MarketResearch #AgTech

Upstream Ag Professional Big Four Stories of the Week ◼︎◼︎◼︎ Get some of the most important agribusiness news and analysis in your inbox this Sunday: 1. The Insight is the Edge: How Insights Drive Agribusiness Performance World-class companies lead their customers. These companies lead their customers based on unique insights. The businesses with the best insights have the edge. Upstream Ag Insights 2. Syngenta and Intrinsyx Bio to offer new biological solution to boost crops’ nutrient use efficiency An overview of their products and an overview of some of the products on the market today that emphasize nitrogen fixation or increased N availability (Image below). 3. Understanding and facilitating farmers adoption of technologies An elaboration on The Theory of Innovation Adoption article and emphasizing the importance of psychological, social and cultural aspects of adoption. 4. Are You Doing Great Marketing? Highlighting a fantastic article by Dan Schultz and asking one more question: Does your marketing reinforce your strategy? A dive into how strategy and marketing are intertwined and why it matters. Plus, highlights and analysis on Nufarm's new agreement with Moa Technology, a map of similar partnerships and more! Check out the link in the first comment to subscribe today! #agtech #agribusiness #agriculture #innovation #strategy

📢 Our insights report for the #NatureBenchmark2023 has just been published! You can now get key insights on 350 companies in the food and agriculture sector and 30 paper and forest product companies. This insights report goes into further detail about our key findings of the benchmark and provides insights about the results and trends of the companies assessed. Overall, the results show that: 🌿 Company performance is severely lagging behind the level of action required to halt and reverse nature loss. 🌿 There are promising signs that substantial progress is possible. 🌿 There are companies that stand out in their performance and provide valuable opportunities for peer learning. 🌿 While companies are increasingly making commitments towards reducing harmful impacts across a range of issues, they continue to lack tangible action supported by target setting and reporting of progress. You can now access the full insights in the link below: https://lnkd.in/dZxZR8Hd #nature #insights #naturepositive #sdgs

Take a look at the active ingredients on all of these, only one is true chemistry (Sound Agriculture ) where all the others are a living organism. While they all may provide benefits, think about which product offers the most stable and consistent results.

Across EMEA, farmers are facing challenges that threaten their yields and legacy.  At Corteva Agriscience, our research and development teams are committed to ensuring that when tomorrow comes, farmers will have the tools they need to excel.  Its methodical work, with repeated tests, dead ends and failures, undoubtedly takes a commitment of the chosen few. But each innovation that makes it from the lab to the market changes everything for farmers and their ability to grow what matters. On WorldFoodDay, I thank the farmers who #keepgrowing with inspiring resilience, and my colleagues for bringing them the tools they need. Together, we can drive farming forward. #TogetherWeGrow #WorldFoodDay #ResearchAndDevelopment #Innovation

The world can avert a global food crisis if big companies help cultivate the agri-tech field. See how accelerating agricultural innovation can lead to a bountiful harvest for business and society at large. https://accntu.re/3WwQhRX

In a field where precision and accuracy are paramount, understanding the right steps for conducting market research is crucial. From identifying specific challenges in the agri-sector to implementing targeted methodologies and analyzing meaningful data, our expert insights pave the way for strategic decision-making. Elevate your agricultural business with research that drives success. Curious to learn more and transform your approach? Discover how with Ag Access's expertise. Check this out: https://hubs.la/Q02cMD0n0 #agaccess #agribusiness #datacollection #agdata #marketresearch

🌟 Join us for the 5th DIASCA Roundtable Event: Advancing Towards Common Standards and Digital Public Infrastructure in Agricultural Supply Chains 🌱🚀    DIASCA has been busy uniting agricultural supply chain actors and strengthening its #collaboration with the Forest Data Partnership. The last 4 successful #roundtables and several working group meetings brought together diverse #stakeholders including producers, retailers, tech providers, international organisations and more. Now it is time to share new #insights: our working groups on #traceability, #forestmonitoring, and #farmincome will present their progress in laying the groundwork for #interoperability between IT systems.   Stay tuned for interesting inputs and get in touch with our implementing partners and the steering team including Jessica Mullan (COSA), Sylvia Calfat (COSA), Rémi d'Annunzio (FAO), Brian King (CGIAR), John G. Keogh (Shantalla Inc), Matthew Himmel (COSA), Lars Kahnert (GIZ), Noëlie Svara (GIZ), Pascal Ripplinger (GIZ), Gyde Feddersen (GIZ), Andrea Burkhardt (GIZ) and more.     📅 Date: April 25, 2024 ⏰ Time: 4:00–5:30pm CEST 📍 Location: MS Teams     Join us for an #interactive session to build on our progress in creating joint open standards for traceability in agricultural supply chains. If you are not part of the network yet, register now to safe your spot: https://lnkd.in/e5Ezp3gm   🌍🤝 #DIASCA #SupplyChainStandards #INA #DigitalGlobal