2022
By Nelson Ferreira, Senior Partner
David Fiocco, Partner
Vasanth Ganesan, Partner
Maria Garcia de la Serrana Lozano, Associate Partner
Ana Luiza Mokodsi, Engagement Manager
Otto Gryschek, Director of Strategy and Operations
2022
By Nelson Ferreira, Senior Partner
David Fiocco, Partner
Vasanth Ganesan, Partner
Maria Garcia de la Serrana Lozano, Associate Partner
Ana Luiza Mokodsi, Engagement Manager
Otto Gryschek, Director of Strategy and Operations
McKinsey has surveyed 5,500+ farmers across the globe to better understand their mindsets and behaviors towards key topics shaping the future of agriculture
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Q: What do you believe are the top 3 opportunities and risks to your profits over the next 2 years?; % of respondents (n=5,474)
Source: McKinsey’s Global Farmer Insights, May/2022
Q: What actions do you anticipate taking to profit the most from those opportunities?;
% of respondents (n=5,474)
Source: McKinsey’s Global Farmer Insights, May/2022
% of farmers who use digital for the purchase of at least 1 product
Q: How do you currently make your agricultural purchases? % of farmers who use digital for the purchase of at least 1 product; (n=5,474)
% of respondents who prefer digital interactions to in-person/voice interactions
Q: In an ideal world, how would you interact with companies for each type of activity listed below? (n=5,115)
Q: What types of financial services would you like to try, given your needs?, Responses for Digital Payments; % of respondents; (n=5,474)
% respondents currently adopting or willing to adopt over the next 2 years
Q: What is your level of adoption regarding the following trends?; % respondents currently adopting or willing to adopt over next 2 years (n=5,474)
% respondents currently adopting or willing to adopt over the next 2 years
Q: What is your level of adoption regarding the following sustainable farming practices?; % respondents currently adopting or willing to adopt over the next 2 years (n=5,474)
Q: Have you participated or plan to participate in carbon programs?; % of respondents (n=5,221)
Q: What are the top reasons why you have not yet or will not participate in a carbon program? Rank top 3; % of respondents (n=2,014)
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to engage more and earlier with farmers, enriching personalized offline and online experiences
when farmers are looking to try new products and technologies to drive yield and reduce costs
using in-season analyses to target the right customers at the right time and adapt their engagement model
by helping them capture opportunities (e.g., offer products/services to capitalize on crop prices & yield)
orchestrating the agri value system and finding ways to support implementation and expand penetration and adoption of new practices
Rigor and traceability are key for linking actions to environmental impact and end consumers
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