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Argentina - Fernando Galaretto
Fernando Galaretto always tries new technology as soon as it becomes available. Thanks to biotechnology, crop protection products and sustainable cropping practices, his production has increased by 50-60% in the last 10 years
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Argentina - Mario Alberto Sanchez
Sanchez leases land in Argentina to farm cereal and oilseed. He has increased his land from 30 hectares to 3300 hectares, thanks to sustainable cropping as well as innovations in seed biotechnology and crop protection
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Argentina - Martin Arechavaleta
Martin Avrechaveleta grows soybeans in Argentina. He says that farming is much more technical and specialised than when he was a child. With modern technology you can work in more than one place
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Brazil - Adilmar Sartori
Advanced seed genetics and crop protection products give Sartori confidence that his crop will achieve good yields year after year. Together they provide protection for the seed and the plant from a "host of insect pests and weed pressures"
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Brazil - Felipe Adroaldo Rampelotto Gatto
Felipe Gatto trained as an engineer and now manages his family's farm in Brazil. As an engineer and farmer, he believes in products that are supported by extensive research. He believes in making changes at a minimum every five years
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Brazil - Flavio Augusto Pilau
Pilau has made a conscious effort to help restore the natural biodiversity of his farmland in Brazil, at the same time building a brighter future for his farm. He has started using conservation tillage practices to combat erosion and increase yield
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Brazil - Irineu Afonso Bragagnolo
Irineu Afonso Bragagnolo produces soybeans, corn, sorghum, millet and livestock on his farm in Brazil. Farming in a sustainable manner, using new seed technologies and the timely use of herbicides and new equipment has increased his production
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Brazil - Norma Teresinha Rampelotto Gatto
Crop protection products are an important part of Gatto's operation. She trains all her staff on proper use of crop protection products to ensure they are applied safely and according to label directions. 20% of her crops come from Bt seeds
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Brazil - Vilimar Bissoni
Bissoni's father's farm produced just enough to feed the family. Thanks to new technologies such as mechanised equipment, fertilizers and crop protection products, as well as better seed varieties, the farm now produces enough food for 2-3000 people.
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China - Huang Changlong
Huang Changlong of Sichuan Province, China, has participated in several training programmes on the responsible and effective use of pesticides.
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China - Liu Shuhua
Liu Shuhua supports a family of five by farming two acres of land in southwest China. Agronomic training provided by the local Plant Protection Station has taught Liu how to identify pests and use the correct pesticides, increasing yields by 30%
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China - Wang Hengming
Wang Hengming is a vegetable farmer of Sichuan Province, China. In 1999 he lost a large crop of egg-plant to Verticillium wilt, but now he regularly attends training programmes on crop protection
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China - Wang Jian
Wang Jian of Sichuan Province, China, has participated in several training programmes on the responsible and effective use of pesticides.
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India - Guntupalli Sai Vara Prasad
Prasad has seen great improvements in his cotton crops since he began using new seed varieties derived from biotechnology. Before adopting this technology, he faced destruction of his crop from pests, and flowering was inadequate
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India - Narra Muralikrishna
Narra Muralikrishna, a cotton and chilli farmer from India, took part in an IPM and Responsible Use training programme. He has improved his production methods to increase the soil fertility, resulting in a reduction in expenses and an increase in income
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Indonesia - Dharta Sitepu and Delna Br. Tarigan
Delna Br. Tarigan and Dharta Sitepu, of North Sumatra, Indonesia, farm citrus, coffee, green beans, rice and eggplant. They attended the CropLife/AMARTA training programme, and thanks to this they are starting a plan to expand to other types of crop
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Indonesia - Karya Ketaren and Intiati Br. Sembiring
Karya Ketaren attended a Responsible Use Training Programme to learn how to effectively and safely use crop protection products. Now, instead of just making enough money to send his children to school, he will be able to support them through college
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Indonesia - Maria Br. Tarigan
Maria Br. Tarigan is a widowed mother of five, who farms citrus trees and chili trees in North Sumatra, Indonesia. After an intensive training session on pesticides and IPM organized by AMARTA and CropLife, better pesticide use has led to better crops
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Indonesia - Simpang Karo-Karo
Simpang Karo-Karo, of North Sumatra, Indonesia, attended a recent CropLife/AMATRA training programme. As a result Simpang has initiated a local cooperative whose members can access training, capital and agricultural supplies. It has 76 members
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Malawi - Andrew Cliff Kamtoseni
Andrew Cliff Kamtoseni, of Malawi, produces corn, groundnuts, beans and other crops He has increased his yield since he learnt how to safely store and apply crop protection products
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Malawi - White Julius Kalima
New farming practices and agricultural innovations have brought new prosperity to Kalima's farm, and he is bringing the vision to his neighbour farmers. His new practices prevent soil erosion, and he uses safer pesticides and adapted seed varieties
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South Africa - Pieter Lombard
For Lombard, stewardship is critical to the future of his farm. New technologies in the plant science industry help him grow his farm and rebuild the soil and the ecology. He has introduced rotational cropping in order to renew the nitrogen in the soil
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South Africa - Tony DaCosta
Tony DaCosta's family has been farming soybeans, sugar beets, maize potatoes, and beef cattle, in South Africa, for three generations. The use of innovative crop protection products has increased yields - maize doubled in output in the last ten years
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Vietnam - Ngo Thi Nhieu
Ngo Thi Nhieu learned traditional farming practices from her parents. In 2005, Ngo attended Responsible Use Training on pesticides, learning how to effectively protect her crops from insects and disease, reducing production costs and increasing yields
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Vietnam - Ngo Thi Vi
Ngo Thi Vi grows tea on her farm in the Bac Ninh province of Vietnam. Since she attended a Responsible Use Training workshop in 2003, output has nearly doubled
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Vietnam - Tran Thi Thanh
Tran Thi Thanh has been attending training classes to learn how to increase the production of tea on her 1.5 hectare farm in Ten Bai Province, Vietnam. Production has doubled
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Zambia - Frances Arnold and Dorothy Arnold
Frances Arnold weathered the liberalisation of grain markets in Zambia by diversifying her farm, limiting debt, and employing new agricultural practices that help to maximise their land's productivity potential
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