dirk_vandenhirtz, veröffentlicht am 17.01.2024
ESG – Glyphosate vs. crop.zone
Glyphosate facts:
- Since its introduction in 1974, the annual quantity of Glyphosate used worldwide has increased by a factor of around 265*
- With annual sales of around 770 thousand tonnes in the agricultural sector, every tenth hectare of arable land can be treated with an average glyphosate application rate.*
- Europe’s share of global consumption of Glyphosate is 4 % or around 35 thousand tonnes per year
*Source Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft www.lfl.bayern.de
Specific energy use: crop.zone – glyphosate
- Specific energy use of the active ingredient per hectare is about 70 % lower for crop.zone.
- Comparison based on 2023 data for oats preharvest weed control and desiccation
Energy for oats desiccation
- The energy required is based on the power output required depending on maturity.
- Maturity varies across the field in patches and tramlines, for example depending on the season, there may be higher or lower, still fairly green grains on a single plant.
- The greener grains are the main danger of glyphosate uptake, both in the end product for humans and the small vegetarian mammals/insects in the field.
- The crop.zone system automatically adjusts itself to the degree of ripeness for each individual applicator.
- Typical maturity levels at the time of oats sowing require an average of around 9 kWh/ha of energy.