拜耳宣布将 Bayer ForwardFarming 网络扩展到拉丁美洲，这是一个面向农民的知识平台，专注于定制农艺解决方案、积极的管理和合作伙伴关系。阿根廷的 Agrícola Testa 和巴西的 Fazenda Nossa Senhora Aparecida 是欧洲以外的首批拜耳 ForwardFarms。
阿根廷的农场 Agrícola Testa 位于 Pergamino（布宜诺斯艾利斯）附近，由 Testa 家族管理了三代。在这个占地 1,130 公顷的农场里，主要种植大豆、玉米和小麦，特斯塔兄弟将农业视为他们谋生的理由。他们还为该地区的其他农民提供合同服务，与其他农民分享他们的土地和农业实践。
“Farming is the only thing we know quite well; it is our passion. Joining the ForwardFarming network is an incredible opportunity to bring even more innovation to our business and also to build a better future for future generations, through sustainable agriculture,” said Marcelo Testa.
巴西农场 Fazenda Nossa Senhora Aparecida 占地近 2,700 公顷，位于巴西利亚北部。 Fiorese 家族于 1995 年创立该农场，在巴西塞拉多斯种植大豆、冬玉米、大田豆、小麦和高粱有着悠久的历史。该家族认为，农业成功的关键是实施新技术并将社会和环境方面联系起来，以表明可持续发展在农业中是可能的。
“Thinking about the future of agriculture and the future of my own family has inspired me to join Bayer ForwardFarming,” said farmer Oli Antônio Fiorese. “I truly believe that working in partnership with Bayer and using new technologies will give us the opportunity to grow our businesses in a sustainable way and being able to share our knowledge with other farmers.” The ForwardFarming presence in Latin America is also set to expand to Chile, where an official launch is planned for early 2018.
Each region of the world faces unique challenges addressing and implementing sustainable agricultural practices. There is therefore a critical need for ForwardFarms that represent diverse regions, climates and conditions. Beside this diversity, Latin America is responsible for a significant amount of the world’s agricultural production and the use of innovation and sustainable practices on farming in the region is therefore necessary to increase productivity and supply food for the global demand.
“We are really proud to extend now our ForwardFarm network to Latin America. Argentina and Brazil are very important agricultural markets, both absolutely essential in producing food and feed for a growing world demand, but also in driving agricultural innovation,” said Bernd Naaf, head of Business Affairs and Communications at Bayer’s Crop Science Division. “This is a great opportunity to partner with local independent farmers and demonstrate that high-quality seeds, innovative crop protection products and digital technologies can be effective not just many years in the future but right now, helping farmers produce enough safe food.”
“The addition of these farms in Latin America will encourage progressive, and increasingly globalized, dialog with farmers and other players across the value chain, as well as with society, about all aspects of sustainable agriculture in practice,” said Dr. Klaus Kirsch, global manager for Bayer ForwardFarming. “We are excited about the expansion of the ForwardFarming network across continents.”
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