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	Farmer Profile - USA - Corzine - More than a century of stewardship(17/02/2010) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America,stewardship Corzine, a fifth generation corn and soybean farmer from Illinois, has a mantra - "To leave the farm in a better way than we found it, for the next generation. With technologies in seed and equipment we are truly producing much more with less."

	Farmer Profile - USA - Corzine - More than a century of stewardship - HI RES(17/02/2010) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America,stewardship Corzine, a fifth generation corn and soybean farmer from Illinois, has a mantra - "To leave the farm in a better way than we found it, for the next generation. With technologies in seed and equipment we are truly producing much more with less."

	Farmer Profile - China - Liu Shuhua - one-woman farms(17/06/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship,training 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%.

	Farmer Profile - South Africa - Lombard - Stewardship for a Future on the Farm(16/06/2009) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,plant biotech benefits,crop protection benefits,sustainability,sustainable agriculture,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agriculture,Africa Middle East,biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,pesticide,soil,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - China - Zu Maotang - the first biotech farmer in China(13/05/2009) Focus area: stewardship,plant biotech stewardship Tags: Asia pacific,biotech crops,farmer,stewardship Zu Maotang, a cotton farmer, was facing ruin because of boll worms, which were resistant to pesticides. Scientist Dr Gui Sandui was experimenting in Bt cotton. They formed a partnership in crop testing. Mr. Zu's yield has increased ten-fold.

	Farmer Profile - Philippines - Ellasus - biotech corn ambassadress of Asia(13/05/2009) Focus area: stewardship,plant biotech stewardship Tags: Asia pacific,biotech crops,farmer,stewardship Rosalie Ellasus of the Philippines bought a corn and rice farm in 1995 when her husband died. Rosalie joined an Integrated Pest Management Farmers Schoo. Her crop yields increased, and she became active in international agricultural organizations.

	Farmer Profile - China - Wang Henming - land of abundance(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - China - Wang & Huang - greening the land(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship Wang Jian of Sichuan Province, China, has participated in several training programmes on the responsible and effective use of pesticides.

	Farmer Profile - Indonesia - Tarigan and Sitepu - the family business(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Indonesia - Karo-Karo - sharing knowledge(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Indonesia - Ketaren - technology training(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Indonesia - Maria Tarigan - technology and training(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Vietnam - Ngo Thi Nhieu - knowledge of plant protection(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Vietnam - Ngo Thi Vi - crop protection training(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Vietnam - Tran Thi Thanh - a cup of safe tea(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship 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.

	Farmer Profile - Vietnam - Vinh & Xuyen & Giang - the more you know(21/03/2009) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,farmer,pesticide,stewardship Nguyen Xuan Vinh, Tran Nhu Xuyen, Vu Tuan Giang are farmers in Vietnam. Their crops of rice, tea, tree fruits and vegetables suffered from diseases, water shortages and worms. They have learned how to apply the latest technology to combat these issues.

	Case Study - Biodiversity - Managing natural resources sustainably(06/11/2007) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,biodiversity,renewables,stewardship Tags: biodiversity,stewardship,sustainable agriculture The international community has identified the need to address biodiversity loss and increasingly seeks to rally all concerned to help meet the 2010 biodiversity target: to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss.