2. Global Demand For Food, Feed
and Fuel Continues to Grow
Sources: FAO “World Agriculture: towards 2015/2030. Summary Report”; IHS Global Insights , Agriculture Division
GROWING WORLD POPULATION
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1981 1999 2015 2030
TRANSITION NATIONS DEVELOPED NATIONS
DEVELOPING NATIONS
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2000 2010 2015 2020 2030
Rice
Cotton
Soybeans
Wheat
Corn
GLOBAL GRAIN DEMAND
+102%
+40%
+76%
+28%
+125%
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3. Technological Innovation is Key to
Meeting Future Grain Demand
DOUBLING YIELD WITH TECHNOLOGY:
U.S. CORN EXAMPLE
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
U.S. 2030 SOYBEAN YIELD TARGET
2030: >2X 2000 BASELINE OF
38 BUSHELS PER ACRE
DOUBLING YIELD WITH TECHNOLOGY:
U.S. SOYBEAN EXAMPLE
BUSHELSPERACRE120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
300
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
BUSHELSPERACRE
HISTORIC YIELD GAIN
AG PRACTICE IMPROVEMENTS
BREEDING IMPROVEMENTS
BIOTECH IMPROVEMENTS
HISTORIC YIELD GAIN
AG PRACTICE IMPROVEMENTS
BREEDING IMPROVEMENTS
BIOTECH IMPROVEMENTS
U.S. 2030 CORN YIELD TARGET
2030: >2X 2000 BASELINE OF
137 BUSHELS PER ACRE
FAPRI 2008 World Agricultural Outlook; Global Insights International Crops Forecast October 2008
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4. 14 MILLION FARMERS GREW BIOTECH CROPS IN 2009 ON 331 M ACRES
Biotechnology is the Most Rapidly
Adopted New Crop Technology
• Proven economic
and environmental
benefits
• Solid record of safety
• Promising future
benefits from new
products and
technologies
SOURCE: ISAAA estimates
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60
80
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120
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Canola
Cotton
Corn
Soybeans
Acres
4
5. Emerging Crop Technologies are Poised
to Help Address Global Challenges
Agriculture’s Environmental
Footprint
• Nitrogen-Use efficiency crops
Global Food Security
• Enhanced productivity
• Higher-Yielding crops
• Sustainable production
Water Availability
• Drought-tolerant crops
• Partnering to share
technology with
developing world farmers
Biofuel Demands
• Yield technologies to help
meet demand for both food
and fuel
Healthier Diets
• High oleic fats
• Omega-3 Soybeans
Commercialization depends on many factors, including successful conclusion of the regulatory process.
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6. Quality Seed and Innovative Methods
are Revolutionizing Plant Breeding
• Our breeders exchange 1M+
different “packages” of
germplasm material annually
• >50% of Monsanto’s corn
hybrids result from intra-
company crosses
MOLECULAR BREEDING
Accelerates the Rate of Gain
Soybean Seed
Chipper
Automated Marker
Analysis
• Capability to analyze 10s of
millions of samples
• Over 40 million marker-trait
associations provide detailed
genome understanding
SEED GERMPLASM LIBRARY
Our Building Block for Better Breeding
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7. Precision Agriculture Optimizes the Field
Geographical
Information Systems
GPS-enabled satellite imaging of
agricultural fields
Soil
Type, texture, etc. affect productivity
Seed
Genetics, optimal population & row
spacing
Twin Row SpacingSingle Row Spacing
Input Management
Precise management of
fertilizers, water, etc.
Agronomy
Conservation tillage, carbon
sequestration
Equipment Automation
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8. 1995
Productive Collaborations are Crucial
to Deliver Continued Innovation
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Land O’Lakes;
Forage Genetics Int’l.
Danforth Center
Solae Company
GrassRoots
Biotechnology
Dole Food Co.
Protabit, LLC
Illumina, Inc.
Pacific
Biosciences
AgraQuest, Inc.
Evogene Ltd.
Devgen NV
BASF
Stokes Bio
Cellectis
Hexima, Ltd.
TwistDx, Ltd.
Mendel
Biotechnology, Inc.
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. Chromatin, Inc.
Senesco
Technologies, Inc.
Huazhong Ag. Univ.
Hunan Univ.
NC Research
Campus
(Kannapolis)
MON Beijing
R&D Center
MON Bangalore
R&D Center
MON Campinas
R&D Center
MON U.S.
R&D Centers Top 16 Plant Science Institutions
UCD
Minnesota, U Wisc.,
Illinois, & Missouri U Wageningen
INRA
Chinese Acad. of Sci. &
Chinese Acad. AG Sci.
U TokyoOhio State
Cornell
Harvard
RIKEN
UCR
UCB
Agronomic Traits
Transformation & Trait Dev.
Plant Breeding & Genomics
Yield & Stress
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number of pubs & citations
