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The library contains a range of material relating to the issues our industry deals with. You can refine the publications displayed either by sorting on one of the column headings below, or by selecting a type of publication from the menu on the left.

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	WTO Public Forum - 17 September 2010 - Geneva - Flyer(02/09/2010) Focus area: productivity,climate change,food,international trade Tags: climate change,environment,food supply,trade,World Trade Organisation

	WTO Public Forum - 17 September 2010 - Geneva - Invitation(02/09/2010) Focus area: productivity,climate change,food,international trade Tags: climate change,environment,food supply,trade,World Trade Organisation

	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

	Farming First Guide to Food Security Initiatives(21/06/2010) Focus area: growing food,Farming First,food,advocacy,communications activity,outreach programmes Tags: food supply,sustainable development,Farming First This Guide, produced by Farming First, provides an overview of current global and regional initiatives on food security. It is a companion to the food security section on the Farming First website (www.farmingfirst.org/foodsecurity) .

	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

	Position Paper - Speciality Crops and Minor Uses - 3 June 2010(03/06/2010) Focus area: crop protection,human safety and health,regulatory framework,product registration,pesticide management ,intellectual property,protection of regulatory data Tags: crop variety,food supply,Liability and redress,minor use

	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.

	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%.

	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.

	Statement from Howard Minigh at UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change(22/09/2009) Focus area: growing food,creating renewables,supplying sustainably,climate change,advocacy Tags: climate change,food supply,United Nations Agriculture is the basis for feeding the world - but it is under pressure. According to the World Food Programme, 1 billion people are suffering from hunger today. This is expected to increase, with food demand expected to increase by 50% by 2030.

	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.

	News Release - CropLife International Supports Ban Ki-Moon's Call to Combat Desertification and Drought(16/06/2009) Focus area: sustainability,water Tags: Conservation technologies,food supply,sustainable development,United Nations,Water CropLife International welcomes United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s global appeal to help fight drought and desertification and to stem its further expansion with the help of improved science and technology.

	News Release - World Earth Day 2009 - Feed a Growing World Sustainably(20/04/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,biodiversity,climate change,food,water,renewables Tags: climate change,environment,food supply,sustainable agriculture,Water As our population grows and natural resources become scarcer, finding ways to feed the world sustainably is more important than ever. The plant science industry is committed to meeting this goal.

	CropLife Statement on UNEP Food Security Report(23/02/2009) Focus area: plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability Tags: food supply,Organization of Economic and Cultural Development,organic,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development,United Nations CropLife Statement about The United Nations Environmental Program's Rapid Response Assessment on Food Security in February 2009.

	Statement on World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009(26/01/2009) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,food Tags: benefits,developing countries,food supply The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos needs to address rising food prices and widespread hunger. While the Davos meeting will discuss the ongoing financial crisis, this focus should not come at the expense of addressing hunger.

	News Release- World Food Day 2008(15/10/2008) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,food Tags: food quality,food supply,sustainable agriculture The need to increase agricultural production so that everyone can have regular access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food has never been more important.

	CropLife Perspective - Supplying Sustainably(25/09/2008) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable development,sustainable agriculture,conservation agriculture,biodiversity,climate change,food,water,renewable energy,renewables,communication Tags: developing countries,food supply,sustainable agriculture,sustainable development

	News Release - Global plant science industry highlights risks posed by post-harvest losses(10/09/2008) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,transport, storage and distribution,communication Tags: crop production,food safety,food supply Croplife International today highlights the vast volume of crops that are lost to farmers and the food chain after they have been harvested, due to spoilage and poor storage facilities. On average, losses are between 10-20% of the actual crop harvested.

	News Release - Vietnam's farmers turn to agricultural technology to raise crop yields, combat food shortages(27/08/2008) Focus area: plant biotechnology,crop protection,benefits,sustainability,sustainable agriculture Tags: Asia pacific,crop production,food supply,post-harvest losses Vietnam’s agriculture ministry is taking steps to minimize the risks of food shortages by training its farmers on effective ways to protect their crops, including ensuring food safety and preventing post-harvest losses.

	News Release - G8 summit Facing the challenge of climate change while meeting global needs for food and energy(03/07/2008) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,climate change,renewables Tags: agricultural biotechnology,climate change,Energy,food supply The G8 summit is preparing to discuss the serious challenge posed by climate change and the need to feed, clothe and provide fuel for a growing population. Needs that can be met in an affordable, environmentally sustainable way.

	News Release - Technology and water management are key to feeding the world(17/06/2008) Focus area: plant biotechnology,benefits,sustainability,sustainable agriculture,biodiversity,climate change,water Tags: food supply,stress tolerance,Water 1.8 billion people are expected to be living with absolute water scarcity by 2025. The world faces great challenges as the human population is expected to increase by nearly a third putting even greater strains on agriculture than already exist.

	News Release - International Day for Biological Diversity(22/05/2008) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,biodiversity Tags: biodiversity,food supply,sustainable agriculture,Water The International Day for Biodiversity 2008 highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture in the preservation of plant biodiversity, while supplying the food we need to feed the world and support the agricultural livelihoods of millions.

	Fact Sheet - Supplying Sustainably(21/05/2008) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,climate change,food,water Tags: agriculture,food supply,sustainable agriculture,United Nations Agriculture is the basis for feeding the world. Making it work is critical to us all. Many of the solutions that could help achieve sustainability are already well known but remain localised systems.