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Bayer Crop Science at a Glance

We want to advance the next generation of agriculture. We are driven to help farmers big and small meet the food, feed and fiber demands of a growing world, while preserving our planet’s limited natural resources for generations to come.

When Worms Threaten the Yield

They are so small that Nihat Yildirim, pepper farmer from Turkey, cannot see them with his naked eye. But worldwide the worms destroy more than ten percent of the yield every year. Nihat Yildirim is placing his hopes on a new product from Bayer, which is currently being introduced into the market in

CROPPING MADE EASY with GIMP

Climb the highest roofs of the world, in 5 minutes to NewYorkCity and back, together with Mila Kunis on the screens of the Cinemas? Alright, why not - today's there is nothing easier than that and no - you don’t need expensive software like photoshop anymore. With the free software GIMP, for example

Small Worms – Big Damage

Not even a millimeter long but still able to destroy complete harvests - the nematode. These harmful worms infect the roots of plants and suck nutrients and water out of them. A biological product from Bayer can help the crops. What nematodes mean to farmers is explained by Nihat Yildirim, a sweet

What Challenges do Chili Growers Face in India?

Pappu Singh grows green chili peppers, an ingredient everyone in the region uses in cooking, on his almost two-hectare farm in India. He then sells them to a middleman, who brings them to market in neighboring Varanasi. Smallholder farmers like Pappu Singh often lack access to efficient seeds, innov

Smart Fields in Brazil | Digitalization in Farming

Agricultural productivity will have to increase if we want to safeguard our food supply in the long-term. The world’s population is growing, but the amount of farmland available per person is shrinking. Digitalization in farming can help us deploy our resources efficiently and sustainably, enabling