Video resources

Intellectual Property (IP) is essential to fostering innovation and helping us meet today's and tomorrow’s challenges.  Carrie LaCrosse discusses the value of IP for agriculture, looking in particular at new plant varieties and how IP is part of the solution in addressing the issues of food security.

Intellectual Property (IP) is essential to fostering innovation and helping us meet today's and tomorrows challenges. Howard Minigh (CEO and President of CropLife International) discusses the importance of IP for agricultural production. With the world population increasing, more food will need to be produced on less land. IP rewards innovation, and encourages further investment in solutions that address food security issues in a sustainable manner.

Intellectual Property (IP) is essential to fostering innovation and helping us meet today's and tomorrow's challenges. Judge Randall R. Rader (US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) discusses the value of a strong IP system in maintaining an innovative economy, not only for the 'industrial giants' but also for developing nations.

Interview with Christian Verschueren as European ministers discuss plans to approve of GM oilseed rape for animal feed

The genetically modified foods debate continues across Europe.

CropLife’s 5th annual conference held in Brussels on the 2 June 2005 debated the question: how will innovation and intellectual property best serve society and secure a better future? Click below to view the presentations.

For full information on the conference, please follow this link to our conference page.

Some highlights from CropLife International's annual conference which was held in association with EuropaBio, the European Association for Bio Industries. The conference focused on the use of agricultural technologies throughout the world.

For full information on the conference, please follow  this link to our Annual Conference 2003 page.

June 2002 - This film illustrates some of the challenges facing sustainable agriculture today. Using a mix of interviews with various stakeholders around the world, the film shows examples of public/private partnership projects designed to find long-term sustainable solutions to agricultural problems. Projects in South Africa, Thailand and Guatemala illustrate the typical conditions faced by farmers and growers in developing countries. An interview with a large-scale UK farmer shows how the concept of sustainable agriculture is not exclusive to developing countries. Balancing economical, environmental and societal concerns is essential to successful business and sustainable development in any environment.

For more information on CropLife International activities in the area of stewardship and sustainable agriculture, please follow this link.