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Marius Boshoff
Crop Protection Division – Southern Africa
October 2011
We are applying our science to find solutions to some really BIG challenges…
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FEEDING THE WORLD REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS
KEEPING PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT SAFE
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With Danisco acquisition, DuPont continues to evolveDuPont pro forma sales – 2010*
TotalCompany$34.1B
Agriculture
Electronics &Communications
Performance Chemicals
Performance Coatings
Performance Materials
Safety &Protection
Industrial Biosciences
Nutrition & Health
* Includes $0.2B in ‘other’ sales. Total company sales exclude transfers.
$34.2B*
$7.8 B
$3.0 B
$3.8 B
$6.3 B
$3.4 B
$2.8 B
$6.3 B
$0.9 B
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But these challenges are too big for any
one government,
one company,
or one region of the world
to address.
Together, we can feed a growing population.
Partnering with local farmers and growers to increase their crop yields
Working side-by-side with manufacturers and retailers to provide better nutrition andimprove packaging
Collaborating with regulators to find better ways to ensure food safety and security
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Need for increased food production & higher value food
Projected Changes2000 - 2050
+12% per capita food consumption globally (kcal/person/day)
+39% meat consumption globally (kg / person / year)
+64% in developing countries
Global per capita arable land area of 0.23 ha will decrease to 0.14 ha
Meeting the MillenniumDevelopment Goal on hunger will require doubling of water
use by crops
Sources: ‘GEO4 Global Environment Outlook’ UNEP; ‘World Agriculture Towards 2015/2030’, ‘World Agriculture Towards 2030/2050’, FAO.
Seed Output
Healthier oil with Pioneer soybeans (TREUSTM)
DuPont Science & Tech Direction:
• Advanced traits to improve crop productivity & grain quality
• Crop protection solutions• Soy based nutritious foods
Seed Input
Pioneer drought resistant crops
Crop Protection
DuPont™ Rynaxypyr® low-dosage insecticide
Cocoa Projects West Africa
Kenya Horticulture – Export vegetables
The horticultural industry is the fastest growing agricultural sub sector in the country, and contributes 23% of GDP and the first foreign exchange earner. The sector has shown a steady increase of between 15 – 20 percent over the last decade
French beans, snow & snap peas, Asian vegetables (Such as karella, chillies, aubergines and okra) dominate the export list.
The sector is controlled by the private sector, incorporating large and small-scale farmers and exporters across the nation.
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