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CropLife International Press Release on Earth Day 2011 (22 Apr 2011)
In observance of Earth Day and the call to action to perform “acts of green,” CropLife International renews its commitment to helping farmers grow food and feed in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way.
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Detection Methods Database Launch - 30 March 2011 (30 Mar 2011)
Issue:detection methods, plant biotech regulation, plant biotechnology
CropLife International has launched a new online Detection Methods Database to serve as a global resource for testing information for commercialised biotechnology-derived plant products.
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Press Release World Water Day 2011 (22 Mar 2011)
As World Water Day focuses on responding to the urban challenge of ‘Water for Cities,’ it is also a global reminder of the critical role water plays in food production.
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Global Momentum for Plant Biotechnology Continues (22 Feb 2011)
Issue:benefits, growing food, plant biotechnology, productivity
Adoption of plant biotechnology continues to grow worldwide as confirmed by the ISAAA announcement that 15.4 million farmers in 29 countries grew biotech crops on 148 million hectares in 2010.
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News Release - Potocnik says we have no luxury of choice on biodiversity, at Biodiversity World Tour (23 Oct 2010)
Issue:biodiversity, biosafety protocol, climate change, deleted, food, growing food
EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik has warned a scientific gathering in Brussels that decision-makers soon to be negotiating the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan have to act now, and globally, to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss.
“We don't really have a choice about whether to act or not. We lost the luxury of choice a long time ago”, the Commissioner said.
In a video message introducing a scientific discussion panel, as part of the CropLife International Biodiversity World Tour, the Commissioner stressed the dependence of food production on a foundation of biodiversity. “Food and agriculture do not exist in a vacuum”, Potocnik underlined. “Both depend on biodiversity for the fertile soils and the varieties of plant and animal resources it provides”.
CropLife International, the plant science industry federation, hosted the Brussels event together with the European biotechnology association, EuropaBio and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) as part of a series of three ‘Town Hall’ debates on different continents, examining global priorities for biodiversity preservation.
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News Release - Scientists say we can feed the world and protect biodiversity at Biodiversity World Tour (23 Oct 2010)
Issue:biodiversity, biosafety protocol, climate change, conservation agriculture, deleted, growing food, sustainable agriculture
A distinguished scientific panel has offered hope to conservationists, by suggesting that greatly increasing food needs can be met while protecting biodiversity. The panel drew particular attention to the environmental costs being borne in the developing world due to the deceleration of European productivity, and warned that it is imperative not just to farm for food but also to farm for biodiversity.
CropLife International, the global plant science industry federation, hosted the Brussels event together with the European biotechnology association, EuropaBio and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) as part of a series of three ‘Town Hall’ debates on different continents, examining global priorities for biodiversity preservation.
Panelists were Prof. Harald von Witzke, Humboldt University Berlin; Prof. Tim Benton, University of Leeds; Prof. Agnes W. Mwang’ombe, University of Nairobi; and Dr. Shardul Agrawala, Senior Economist at the OECD. The discussion was moderated by Lisbeth Kirk (Editor in Chief of EUObserver)
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News Release - CropLife International Supports Outcome of Cartagena Biosafety Protocol (18 Oct 2010)
Issue:biosafety protocol, plant biotechnology
The plant biotechnology industry appreciates the opportunity to participate in the
negotiations. The outcomes impact how farmers and consumers will access innovative
agricultural technologies that can increase crop productivity and protect biodiversity.
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News Release - World Food Day 2010 (16 Oct 2010)
Issue:communication, deleted, growing food
Brussels, 15 Oct 2010. At a CropLife International event in advance of World Food Day Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture, reiterated the importance of science-based regulation and the need to maintain a diverse choice of technologies for farmers.
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Press Release - Plant Science Industry Establishes The Compact (15 Sep 2010)
Issue:biodiversity, deleted, plant biotechnology
CropLife International today announced that The Compact, a clearly defined, efficient, and fair process for countries to file and process claims related to damage to biological diversity caused by living modified organisms (LMOs), is now in force. Members of the Compact include the six major plant biotechnology providers — BASF, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, Monsanto, and Syngenta.
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New Release - G8 Must Follow Through with Food Security Pledge (25 Jun 2010)
Issue:benefits, communication, growing food, sustainability
Brussels, 25 June 2010 – As leaders of the G8 nations meet in Canada, the plant science industry calls for clarification and a reiteration of the pledge to address food security made in L’Aquila last year.
In the year since the G8 committed to addressing food security and sustainable agricultural development through a US$22 billion dedicated fund, little clarity has been gained over how much new funding is actually being committed, and how the funds will be channeled to make a difference to the one billion hungry today, and the food and nutrition needs of the coming decades.
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