Argentine agriculture can expand markets with bioenergy and certified foods

Argentina's agricultural sector is at a pivotal moment, facing new challenges but also significant opportunities driven by global demand for bioenergy and certified foods. Jorge Bassi, Director of Marketing and New Business at Bunge, highlighted these prospects during a Clarín cycle focused on the future of agriculture.

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This is an opportunity that appears few times in life and we have all the potential as a country to address it.

Bassi emphasized that Argentina possesses a unique combination of factors favoring its agricultural growth. These include available land, a highly trained and increasingly digitized farming population, and the capacity to certify production for both carbon footprints in biofuels and food standards. This confluence of climate, land, and a competitive, efficient producer base presents a rare chance for the country to capitalize on global trends.

He pointed out that the worldwide concern over climate change is opening doors for agricultural products to be used in biofuel production. This is an opportunity, Bassi stated, that "appears few times in life." Argentina's agricultural producers are noted for their efficiency, though Bassi suggested this can sometimes lead to underdosing on essential inputs like fertilizers, potentially limiting yields. He indicated that addressing this "excess efficiency" could unlock further production gains, particularly for crops like soybeans.

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We have available agricultural land, we can intensify agriculture, we have young producers, largely digitized, which also allows us to enter certification models, whether for carbon footprint for biofuels or food certification.

Bunge positions itself as a crucial link between Argentine producers and these expanding international markets. The company seeks to facilitate access to new markets by helping producers meet the growing demand for sustainable and certified products, thereby enhancing Argentina's global agricultural standing.

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Argentine agricultural production is probably the most competitive in the world.