Through technology, we contribute to global food and fuel security, while helping to support economic success for farmers, protect natural resources, champion rural communities, and deliver value to our stakeholders.
Here’s how we do it:
Our sustainability strategy is embedded in our business and value-creation strategy, including our R&D pipeline, and is centered on creating short and long-term value for stakeholders. Our technologies help farmers to continuously increase the productivity of every acre, while minimizing natural resource usage and driving sustainable economic health in farming communities.
Our focus areas related to sustainability reflect where we can create the most impact and value. We carefully set baselines, track progress, and continuously refine our approach. In addition, we regularly evaluate our strategy to ensure it is effective and addresses issues that are important to our business, customers, and other stakeholders.
Delivering innovation is the cornerstone of our work
That is why we invest heavily in R&D to develop advanced solutions that address some of today's most pressing challenges of food security and environmental sustainability.
$~4M
invested in R&D per day
120+
R&D sites
2,000+
product testing locations
Our sustainability strategy is intertwined with our business strategy. It is designed to address global food security, climate resilience, and the energy transition, while driving greater value for farmers and other stakeholders.
Farmers are producing more with less - thanks to innovation.
With industry-wide new technology and innovation, farmers worldwide have boosted their harvests by an average of 30% over the past 20 years, using fewer resources per unit and less environmental impact. We are proud to be part of this incredible achievement. However, there’s more work to do.
How innovation helps feed and fuel a growing population more sustainably:
Without crop
technology, farmers needed
to grow 200 bushels of corn (US 1926)
With advancements,
we now need only
to grow 200 bushels of corn (US 2023)
The journey to achieve this
1950-1980
Introduction of synthetic pesticides and other agriculture technologies
1990s-2000s
Introduction of genetically-modified crops and biotech traits
2020s and beyond
Acceleration of gene editing and biological products