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BASF Group
Global
Agriculture
Global
Agriculture

Innovating For The Right Balance Between Productivity And Sustainability In Agriculture 

Innovation has never been more important than now, when farmers and agriculture are facing ever more complex challenges. We see these challenges as opportunities. BASF is one of the leading agricultural companies, aiming to make a positive impact on the global food system and help shape a sustainable future for farming: Supporting farmers with innovations and connected solutions that combine effective products, new technologies and services, tailored to different key crop systems around the world. Including seeds, crop protection, digital management tools and more.

Learn more about agriculture and farming innovations from lab to field

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Innovation Pipeline 2021 – Vincent Gros

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Innovation Pipeline 2021 – Juergen Huff

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Innovation Pipeline 2021 – Linda Trolinder

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Innovation Pipeline 2021 – Peter Eckes

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Innovation Pipeline 2021 – Andreas Sewing

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Innovation Pipeline 2021 – Tobias Menne

Why do sustainable agricultural innovations matter now more than ever? 

Even in the most challenging of times, few things are more important than farming. We depend on it for food, feed, fuel and fiber. It’s crucial to the world’s economy and to our very existence. By 2050, farmers will have to feed an estimated 9.7 billion people – 3 billion more than now. To do this, farmers will have to produce as much food as has been consumed in all human history, increasing productivity by 50%. At BASF, we are here to help them.

We are committed to innovations that strike the right balance between productivity and sustainability in agriculture, helping farmers to produce not only more, but better yield. We therefore focus even more on our customers' needs and bring sustainable innovations to them, with connected offers across seeds, crop protection and digital solutions, integrated into farm operations and practices. Based on our long collaborative culture and through partnership and collaboration, we are able to deliver these innovative solutions faster, and help meet growing food demand more sustainably.

In this way, we support farmers around the world to achieve better yield – yield produced in ways that are valued by society, are kind to the planet and help farmers earn a living.

Our Innovation Drivers

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Connected Offer

Tailored solutions interlinked with a well-stocked innovation pipeline for not just higher, but better yield.
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Organic hydroponic vegetable garden at Cameron Highlands Malaysia

Sustainable Innovations

Continuing innovation for more productive and more sustainable agriculture.
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Customer Focus

Consumer expectations and the challenges our customers face are driving our commitment to creating chemistry for a sustainable future.
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With xarvio™ HEALTHY FIELDS farmers receive an optimized crop protection strategy including professional applications

Partnerships

Partnership and collaboration are accelerating innovations for our customers, for consumers and the environment.

 

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Our connected offer across seeds, crop protection and digital solutions, integrated into farm operations and practices

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Innovation Pipeline - Worldwide, BASF researchers work on new agricultural solutions. In 2019, BASF will spend around €900 million on research and development in agricultural solutions.

Innovation Pipeline At A Glance

At BASF, we have an unprecedented innovation pipeline. Farmers from all over the world will benefit from our coming strong innovations. More than 30 pipeline projects will be launched by 2028 across the globe. Sustainability criteria are an essential part of BASF’s research and development steering.
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Become our innovation partner  

We have an open and collaborative way of working, and this is helping us get new and innovative solutions to the farm faster. To help meet growing food demand and rising expectations, we seek collaboration partners to develop innovations that answer challenges for modern agriculture. Do you want to join our network?

 

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Finding the right balance

About us

Finding the right balance for success – for farmers, agriculture and future generations
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Ideltis™ – Hybrid Wheat

Ideltis™ hybrid wheat will enable higher and more stable performance in yield and quality for farmers and the entire value chain.
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Biological Crop Protection

Biological crop protection is an important step forward to further support sustainable agriculture – BASF plays a vital role with its BioSolutions portfolio.
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Die Forschungskooperation der beiden Unternehmen nutzt erstmals im Agrarsektor eine Technologie von Vipergen, die bereits erfolgreich bei der Suche nach pharmazeutischen Wirkstoffen eingesetzt wird.

BASF partners with Vipergen

Farmers worldwide are facing the challenge of feeding a growing population while reducing the impact of agriculture on the environment. BASF partners with Vipergen, a global leader in research services, to apply their  technology to discover new active ingredients for sustainable crop protection products more efficiently and quickly.

Read Joint News Release – October 21, 2021