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	New Release - G8 Must Follow Through with Food Security Pledge(25/06/2010) Focus area: growing food,benefits,sustainability,communication Tags: agricultural biotechnology,crop protection product,food supply,Research and Development,sustainable development 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 addressi

	G8 Offical Publication Article - Food Security - Not (Just) a Development Issue(21/06/2010) Focus area: growing food,creating renewables,benefits,sustainability,communication Tags: agricultural biotechnology,crop protection product,food supply In recognition of the need to raise food production by 70% to cope with rapid population growth, the G8 committed US$20 billion to a sustainable agricultural development fund in 2009. CropLife International, the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA

	Plant Science Innovation Benefits the Environment - World Environment Day 2010 Statement(04/06/2010) Focus area: supplying sustainably,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,biodiversity Tags: benefits,biodiversity,sustainable agriculture In recognition of the threat to biodiversity, the theme of World Environment Day 2010 is “Many Species. One Planet. One Future.” CropLife International applauds the effort to raise awareness of the pressing need to preserve and enhance biodiversity. C

	CropLife International Perspective - Food Security(31/05/2010) Focus area: growing food,supplying sustainably,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,food,communication Tags: agricultural biotechnology,benefits,crop protection product,food supply CropLife International believes that the task of feeding the world can be achieved. Despite the challenges posed by population growth, rising urbanisation, changing diets and climate change, food security is still fully achievable. Its achievement does, h

	News release - Innovative plant science technologies link the world by providing safe, nutritious foods(26/04/2010) Focus area: sustainability,food,intellectual property Tags: agriculture,Food,food supply,intellectual property,Research and Development This year’s World IP Day provides an opportunity to reflect on how innovation helps to link the world., We are all linked by the universal need for safe, nutritious food, fibre, and fuel — and plant science innovations help farmers fill this growing need.

	Statement - World Earth Day 2010(22/04/2010) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,biodiversity,water Tags: agriculture,environment,sustainable agriculture Earth Day 2010 is an opportunity to reflect on our use of the world’s resources. CropLife International recognises the impact of agriculture on natural resources, and the need to continuously make agriculture more sustainable

	Fact Sheet - Feeding the World Sustainably(21/04/2010) Focus area: supplying sustainably,crop protection,sustainability,sustainable agriculture,food,water Tags: pesticide,soil,sustainable agriculture,Water Fact sheet providing information on how agriculture and plant science can play an important role in tackling food security.

	Farmer Profile - Canada - Chorney - A holistic approach to farming(21/01/2010) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,water,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: biotech crops,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America,Water By using Biotech crops, Chorney can look at crop rotation on a holistic approach. He believes that stewardship of the land now is critical to ensure that crop production is going to be able to meet the production challenges of the future.

	Farmer Profile - Canada - Timmings - Stewards of the soil(21/01/2010) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,biotech crops,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,North America,soil Timmings has been farming for 30 years. He has adopted innovations such as plant biotechnology and crop protection products, and he combats the problem of light soil with stewardship practices such as no-till, windbreak planting and crop rotation.

	Farmer Profile - Brazil - F Gatto - Young Farmers embrace Innovation(06/01/2010) Focus area: growing food,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,sustainable agriculture,food,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agriculture,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,Latin America,pesticide 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.

	News release - CropLife Salutes Global Progress on Climate Research for Agriculture(19/12/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,climate change Tags: climate change,farmer,Research and Development,sustainable agriculture CropLife salutes the progress made by 21 countries to support and fund agricultural research to help farmers adapt to and fight climate change.

	Advancing agricultural innovation through public-private partnerships(04/12/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,food,communication,advocacy Tags: climate change,farmer,food supply,Research and Development Farmers need to grow abundant, safe and nutritious food for an increasing population in the face of changing climate and pest pressures. Public-private partnerships are a key mechanism to develop and deliver reliable technology for changing demands.

	FAO private sector consultation - Nov 2009 - Howard Minigh's speech(12/11/2009) Focus area: growing food,supplying sustainably,sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,climate change,food Tags: climate change,Food,food supply,Research and Development,sustainable development For every three people on the earth today, an extra person will be joining them by 2050 - and that person will need to be fed. It will be essential that food production keeps pace with this. The ratio of arable land to population will decline by 40-55%.

	Farming First Climate Change brochure(27/10/2009) Focus area: growing food,sustainability,sustainable development,Farming First,sustainable agriculture,climate change,advocacy Tags: climate change,sustainable development,Farming First Applying the Farming First principles to mitigate and adapt to climate change: - Safeguard natural resources - Share knowledge - Build local access and capacity - Protect harvests - Enable access to markets - Prioritise research imperatives.

	News release - Encouraging advancements in the Plant Sciences is essential to ensuring the fundamental right to food(22/10/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,food,intellectual property Tags: food supply,intellectual property,United Nations As the UN General Assembly reviews a report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, the plant science industry urges international agencies to consider the critical and positive role intellectual property has on the right to food.

	News release - World Food Day - CropLife International calls for concerted action to reverse rising number of hungry(16/10/2009) Focus area: growing food,sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,food Tags: developing countries,food supply,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development World Food Day 2009 is an occasion to reflect on the 1.02 billion people today who do not have enough food; one-sixth of the world is suffering from hunger. Faced with this unacceptable reality, there is a need to urgently implement policies and measures.

	News Release - CropLife International endorses World Bank vision to help poorest adapt to climate change(06/10/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,climate change,food,stewardship Tags: climate change,food supply,stewardship,sustainable development As the World Bank reviews its strategies on poverty and aid effectiveness in its Annual Meetings, CropLife International supports its call to accelerate the development of climate-friendly innovations to minimize the impact of climate change.

	News Release - CropLife International urges G20 to act on ‘inclusive’ vision of food security(30/09/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,climate change,food Tags: climate change,food supply,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development CropLife International welcomes the G20’s proposal for a multilateral trust fund to rapidly scale up agricultural assistance, and urges it to set timelines and goals to make this vision a reality.

	Annual Activities Report 2008-2009(10/08/2009) Focus area: plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,stewardship,counterfeiting,intellectual property,international trade,communication Tags: agricultural biotechnology,biotech crops,crop protection product,intellectual property,stewardship,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development Annual report of activities undertaken by CropLife International during 2008-2009.

	Facts and figures - The status of global agriculture (2008-2009)(10/08/2009) Focus area: plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,stewardship,counterfeiting,intellectual property,international trade,communication Tags: benefits,food supply,sustainable development,Water 1.7 billion more mouths to feed by 2030; the ratio of arable land to population declining by 40-55%; 1.8 billion people living with absolute water scarcity by 2025. These are a few of the key factors affecting the future of agriculture.

	Supplying Sustainably 2008-2009(10/08/2009) Focus area: plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,stewardship,intellectual property,communication Tags: food supply,product stewardship,Research and Development,stewardship,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development Stewardship is the ethical way to manage crop protection and biotechnology products from their discovery and development, to their use and final disposal. CropLife International is committed to promoting effective stewardship in and away from the field.

	This is Agriculture (2008-2009)(10/08/2009) Focus area: plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,stewardship,counterfeiting,intellectual property,international trade,communication Tags: Food,food supply,non-food crops,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development Agriculture touches every aspect of daily life; the sheets on your bed, your morning coffee, the fibre-board panels in your car door. Modern plant science has increased productivity to grow more on each acre, more safely and efficiently than ever before.

	Fact sheet - Innovation in agriculture(03/08/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,conservation agriculture,climate change,food,Integrated Pest Management Tags: agriculture,climate change,Conservation technologies,developing countries,Integrated pest management,Research and Development,seed,Water Globally, while production of major crops has more than tripled since 1960, challenges such as population growth and climate change mean that innovation in plant science and sustainable agriculture is more important than ever.

	Farmer Profile - India - Nagesh - Confidence in a New Future(08/07/2009) Focus area: growing food,creating renewables,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,crop protection benefits,sustainability,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,Asia pacific,biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,pesticide Nagesh has learned new ways to increase his land's productivity while reducing his production costs, by using crop protection techniques. The adoption of new hybrid cotton seeds created through biotechnology has made growing cotton far more predictable.

	Farmer Profile - India - Prasad - Build a Farm(08/07/2009) Focus area: growing food,supplying sustainably,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,water,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,Asia pacific,biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,Integrated pest management,Water 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.

	Farmer Profile - South Africa - Enslyn - Improving Productivity through Technology(24/06/2009) Focus area: growing food,creating renewables,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agriculture,Africa Middle East,biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,pesticide New technologies such as herbicides have enabled Enslyn and his colleagues to move away from manual labour and move to larger farms. Having more time in the workshop allows them to keep the farm's equipment in good operating condition.

	Farmer Profile - Brazil - Bissoni - Beyond the Garden(24/06/2009) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,sustainable agriculture,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,Latin America,sustainable agriculture,Water 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.

	Farmer Profile - Brazil - N Gatto - Young Farmers Embrace Innovation(24/06/2009) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,sustainable agriculture,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,Latin America,pesticide 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.

	Farmer Profile - Brazil - Pilau - Farming, an Enriching Life(24/06/2009) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,Latin America,pesticide 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.

	Farmer Profile - Brazil - Sartori - The Call of the Land(24/06/2009) Focus area: growing food,plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,productivity,crop protection benefits,sustainability,stewardship,communication,sharing the story of sustainable agriculture Tags: agricultural biotechnology,crop production,crop protection product,crop,farmer,Latin America,pesticide 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".