Argentina’s rural landscapes no longer resembled the bucolic images of paintings by Florencio Molina Campos or Brillediano Pueridón. Today, autonomous machines, spraying drones and monitoring robots are an essential part of the agricultural production landscape. Biotechnology and genomics have also contributed to a remarkable transformation in the sector that represents the driving force of the economy.
The agro-industrial chain represents about 17% of GDP; It is the main generator of foreign currency, concentrating 65% of total exports. It directly generates 12% of registered private employment in the country.
Technology integration It has been and remains a constant in Argentine agriculture, independent of the country’s economic conditions. But in a changing and competitive world, it is about finding a way to leverage these tools to further improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the sector. As well as identifying the opportunities that could be generated by the new geopolitical scenario being identified.
With this slogan, the main actors of the agricultural ecosystem will exchange thoughts, ideas and proposals at the Agro4.0 meeting to be held next Thursday, November 20. As part of the “Technological Vanguard, Future of Development” course organized by Clarin. Meeting at 9:30 in Malba
This is the third day of the session which, in the context of Claren’s 80th anniversary, addresses the salient aspects of the most innovative technologies and how they can accelerate productivity, competitiveness and sustainability, which are the foundations of development in various sectors of the economy. The first meeting was devoted to industry and the second to energy. The course will conclude with the topic of artificial intelligence.
The first panel of Agro4.0 will address the topic of competitiveness tools and consists of Rodolfo Rossi, President of ACSOJA; Maiko Mansilla, CEO of Innventure; Juan Farinati, CEO of Bayer Conosur and Marcelo Torres, President of Aapresid. This committee will be chaired by Franco Mercuriale and Mauricio Bartoli.
Next, it will be the turn of Rogelio Frigerio, governor of Entre Ríos; Nicolas Pino, President of the Argentine Rural Association; Enrique Erizzi, President of Novitas; Gustavo Idigoras, President of the Argentine Chamber of Petroleum Industry and Cereal Exporters Center, and Alfredo De Angelis, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, will discuss the challenges and opportunities that technology brings to the sector. The schedule will be coordinated by Franco Mercurial and Silvia Naishat.
Technological vanguard course. Future Development is sponsored by Pan American Energy, Grupo Techint and Telecom. It will be broadcast from Clarín.com and on the YouTube channel.
Technology in agriculture is not a promise for the future, but rather a current reality. According to INTA data, while in 2021 there were about 30,000 agricultural robots operating in the world, this number currently exceeds 55,000, with an estimated annual growth of 18 to 22%. In Argentina, progress is also significant: in 2021 there were nearly 1,000 agricultural robots, and today the number rises to more than 1,800, positioning the country as one of the regional leaders in adopting this technology.
In the past three years, the level of advanced automation in Argentine agricultural enterprises has increased from 3% to 7%, representing a 100% increase. If this pace is maintained, the country will cement itself as a benchmark in implementing automated technologies for agriculture.
The benefits and advantages are more than clear, but there are challenges such as financing to improve access, Improving infrastructure to improve communications and job training.
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