The South American Continent Has Witnessed An Increase In Area Harvest

An increase in land area under agriculture of a region is both evidence of efficient use of fertilizers in the past and an indication of an increase in the use of fertilizers and other yield-enhancing chemicals in the future. In South America, area harvested under major food crops has been continuously increasing, mainly due to the growing population and related increase in demand for food grains. In Argentina itself, area harvested under cereals grew from 11.7 million hectares in 2015 to 15.1 million hectares in 2018. Area harvested under coarse grain in South America was 27.7 million hectares in 2015 and it increased to 31.2 million hectares in 2018.