The plant science industry’s role is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of crop production around the world.  Our industry helps individual farmers to produce more from their land, while improving food quality and conserving natural resources.  Farmers’ crops create the food, feed and fibre we need to support the changing needs of an ever-growing population.

Our federation members are agricultural businesses, committed to sustainable agriculture through innovation in the areas of crop protection, public health (such as mosquito control), seed production and plant biotechnology.

Our members offer customers a wide range of products and extensive educational and technical support to practise more sustainable agriculture. Their products also serve a variety of non-agricultural applications including the care of public spaces, sports facilities, and domestic gardens.

As a global federation, CropLife International represents innovation-driven companies such as BASF, Bayer CropScience, Dow Agrosciences, DuPont, FMC, Monsanto, Sumitomo and Syngenta.
Since 1999, our member companies have supported the following mission statement:

Plant Science Industry Mission Statement

• The Plant Science Industry invents, develops, manufactures and sells products and services designed to improve the global production of food, feed, fibre and other useful products in a sustainable way.
• The industry performs this mission through the use of biology, chemistry, biotechnology, plant breeding and other techniques while following the highest ethics and standards and providing safeguards for human health and the environment.
• The industry pursues transparency in its business activities by addressing concerns of all stakeholders - including customers, regulatory agencies and NGOs.  The industry embraces the free and open market philosophy supported by the international community.

Facts and figures

For a summary of the plant science industry market size, take a look at our Facts and Figures section, or download the Facts and Figures (2008-2009) publication.