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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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	Position Paper - Equivalence - 6 July 2010(22/07/2010) Focus area: crop protection,human safety and health,regulatory framework,intellectual property,protection of regulatory data Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,pesticide,registration

	News Release - CropLife Welcomes Discussion at FAO Conference to Enable Farmer Access to Agricultural Biotechnologies(05/03/2010) Focus area: plant biotechnology,plant biotech regulation,benefits,plant biotech benefits,communication,media coverage Tags: benefits,biotech crops,European Commission,Food and Agriculture Organization,intellectual property,Regulation,United Nations CropLife International applauds the positive discussions that took place at this week's FAO Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries conference which will help improve farmer access to agricultural biotechnologies in developing countries.

	Chemical Conventions(30/06/2008) Focus area: crop protection,pesticide management Tags: chemical,Food and Agriculture Organization,World Bank Organisation chart showing the committees and conventions of the Chemicals branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) .

	Technical Monograph No 19 - June 2007(09/07/2007) Focus area: crop protection,regulatory framework,product registration,regulatory harmonsation Tags: chemical,crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization Technical Monograph n°19 - Minor Changes of Formulants contained in Formulations (Crop Protection Products) - Edition: June 2007

	Op-Ed Piece for World Day Against Child Labour - CropLife Int(12/06/2007) Focus area: human safety and health,crop protection,human safety and health,communication,corporate communication Tags: children,Food and Agriculture Organization,United Nations When you hear about child labour, the images that leap to mind are sweatshops and factories. The role of children labouring in the field is a more complex issue. In much of the world, children work on farms alongside their parents.

	IRAC - Prevention & management of insecticide resistance in vectors & pests of public health importance(07/12/2006) Focus area: pesticide management ,public health,resistance management Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,resistance management This manual offers basic information on resistance mechanisms; provides a better understanding of the factors that may lead to the development of vector resistance; and presents the basic principles for avoiding the development of resistance.

	Position Paper - Croplife International Obsolete Stocks Programme Country Report(23/05/2006) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,obsolete stock management,communication Tags: Africa Middle East,crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization,obsolete stock,Syngenta These summaries supplement CropLife International’s policy statement ‘Obsolete Stocks of Crop Protection Products’, and list projects relevant to companies participating in the CropLife obsolete stocks programme.

	Technical Monograph No 1 - February 2006(03/02/2006) Focus area: crop protection,regulatory framework,pesticide management ,stewardship,crop protection stewardship,research and development,manufacture of products,Research and development,communication Tags: active ingredient,crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization Technical Monograph No 1 - Use of Tolerances in the Determination of Active Ingredient Content in Specifications for Plant Protection Products

	News Release - Plant science industry contributes to clean-up of 800 tonnes of obsolete pesticide stocks in Ethiopia(09/09/2005) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,obsolete stock management Tags: crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization,obsolete stock,pesticide CropLife International, on behalf of a group of manufacturers of crop protection products, has announced that it is contributing to the destruction of more than 800 tonnes of obsolete pesticides, mainly owned by the Government of Ethiopia.

	Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent and the Plant Science Industry(14/02/2005) Focus area: crop protection,environmental safety,Prior Informed Consent,FAO Code of Conduct Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,Prior Informed Consent,Regulation,sustainable agriculture The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent helps countries make decisions about potentially hazardous chemicals that might be shipped to them. CropLife International has supported the PIC procedure since it was introduced as a voluntary scheme.

	News Release - CropLife Expresses Concern over the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Resolution on GMOs(23/11/2004) Focus area: public health,communication Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,genetically modified organism,human health,human safety,Regulation The plant science industry is concerned by the IUCN’s resolution adopted on 22 November 2004, calling for an international moratorium on further releases of GMOs until human and animal health and biodiversity is proven without reasonable doubt to be safe.

	News Release - Plant Science Technologies Critical to Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement(13/10/2004) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,biodiversity,communication Tags: biodiversity,Convention on Biological Diversity,Food and Agriculture Organization,sustainable agriculture CropLife International reminds the international community that Agricultural technologies are necessary for conservation and enhancement of biodiversity, on World Food Day, 16 October 2004. This year’s theme is “Biodiversity for Food Security.”

	News Release - Plant Science Industry welcomes International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources(30/06/2004) Focus area: plant biotechnology,plant biotech regulation,communication Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,Research and Development,sustainable agriculture CropLife International welcomes the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, developed by the (FAO) and currently ratified by 54 countries, as a positive step to facilitating agricultural research in order to achieve sustainable agriculture.

	News Release - Plant Science Industry Welcomes Positive Developments in Biotech(19/05/2004) Focus area: plant biotechnology,benefits,plant biotech benefits,communication Tags: Asia pacific,developing countries,European Commission,Food and Agriculture Organization CropLife International welcomes developments in agricultural biotechnology as confirmation of the benefits, safety and compatibility of this technology, and hopes that governments will adopt this as a safe complement to other agricultural technologies.

	Letter stating position on definition of traceability(27/04/2004) Focus area: plant biotechnology,plant biotech regulation,traceability Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,Traceability Plant science industry position on “Definition of Traceability/ Product Tracing of Foodstuffs” (CX/GP 04/20/6) provided for the 20th session of the Codex Committee on General Principles to be held from May 3-7th, 2004 in Paris.

	Managing Obsolete Stocks of Crop Protection Products(01/03/2004) Focus area: crop protection,pesticide management ,stewardship,crop protection stewardship,research and development,manufacture of products,transport, storage and distribution,Integrated Pest Management,Effective and Responsible Use,container management,obsolete stock management,Research and development Tags: crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization,obsolete stock This brochure covers: the reason why these stockpiles exist; what is being done to get rid of them; stages in the safe disposal of obsolete stocks; how obsolete stocks can be prevented in the future; and the Africa Stockpiles Programme (ASP).

	Fact Sheet - Africa Stockpiles Media Fact Sheet (2003)(12/08/2003) Focus area: stewardship,communication Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,obsolete stock The leading companies of CropLife International have recently committed up to US$30 million to the African Stockpiles Programme (ASP) over the duration of the project, representing a doubling of the anticipated contribution under the previous policy.

	Letter stating position on traceability relating to animal feed(28/05/2003) Focus area: plant biotechnology,plant biotech regulation,traceability Tags: Codex,Food and Agriculture Organization,Traceability Letter dated May 2003 from CropLife International to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Rome, in response to the request for comments on the Proposed Draft Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding (CL 2003/14-AF).

	News Release - CropLife International sees dialogue on intellectual property vital to protecting innovation and ensuring food security.wd(27/03/2003) Focus area: intellectual property,World Intellectual Property Organization,communication Tags: agricultural biotechnology,Bayer CropScience,Food and Agriculture Organization,intellectual property CropLife International held its first workshop on the 21st century management of intellectual property in the plant science industry. The workshop was attended by industry members and stakeholders from intergovernmental organizations, farmers and NGOs.

	News Release - Plant Science Industry reaffirms commitment to improve rural livelihoods and environment through Integrated Pest Management(25/02/2003) Focus area: stewardship,crop protection stewardship,Integrated Pest Management,communication Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,FAO Code of Conduct,Integrated pest management,non-governmental organisation CropLife International released a new publication today outlining the plant science industry’s commitment to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in line with the newly revised FAO definition of Integrated Pest Management.

	Position Paper - Croplife International Position on Harmonisation(01/01/2003) Focus area: crop protection,regulatory framework,product registration,regulatory harmonsation,pesticide management ,Prior Informed Consent,FAO Code of Conduct,communication Tags: developing countries,Food and Agriculture Organization,FAO Code of Conduct,pesticide,Prior Informed Consent,Regulation,registration Early interests in harmonization were led by the FAO. In 1975 FAO established the FAO Committee of Experts on Pesticide Specifications, Registration Requirements and Application Standards. After 1982, the emphasis shifted toward registration procedures.

	News Release - Water and Improved Technology are Key to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security(16/10/2002) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,water,communication Tags: Food and Agriculture Organization,food safety,food supply,stewardship,Water More than 800m people in the world today are not ‘food secure’. Unless properly managed, access to fresh water may become a key constraint to meeting future food security. Globally, the world has enough water, however the water is poorly distributed.

	News Release - CropLife International seeks more partnerships for sustainable agriculture and food security(13/06/2002) Focus area: sustainability,sustainable agriculture,communication Tags: developing countries,Food and Agriculture Organization,stewardship,training At the FAO World Food Summit CropLife International highlighted the contribution made by public/private partnership projects in helping farmers improve agricultural productivity, contribute to food security and alleviate poverty in developing countries.

	Position Paper - World Food Security(01/03/2001) Focus area: sustainability,food,communication Tags: crop protection product,developing countries,Food and Agriculture Organization,FAO Code of Conduct,food supply,Integrated pest management Reliable food supply on a large scale can only be guaranteed with the help of crop protection products, which play a major role in reducing crop damage and yield losses from pests, diseases and weeds, and safeguard quality during storage and transport.

	Position Paper - Benefits of Using Crop Protection Products with Specific Reference to Habitat Preservation and Biodiversity(01/03/2001) Focus area: crop protection,human safety and health,environmental safety,benefits,crop protection benefits,sustainability,biodiversity,communication Tags: benefits,crop production,crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization,food supply,risk assessment Research into agricultural science has lead to extraordinary progress in food production, and, as understanding of the interrelationships among world population increase, higher-yield farming and the preservation of natural resources became essential.

	Position Paper - Utilisation of FAO Specifications by National Authoritys(28/04/2000) Focus area: crop protection,regulatory framework,FAO Pesticide Specifications procedure Tags: crop protection product,Food and Agriculture Organization Certain governmental crop protection product regulatory authorities may be inappropriately utilizing the new FAO specification process. This paper clarifies the principles involved in establishing and using FAO specifications by country authorities.

	Position Paper - Risk Evaluations in the Registration of Pesticides(01/05/1997) Focus area: crop protection,regulatory framework,product registration,risk assessment and management,regulatory harmonsation,benefits,crop protection benefits,communication Tags: benefits,Food and Agriculture Organization,pesticide,pests and disease,registration,risk assessment In certain countries, registration authorities are tending to concentrate increasingly on one parameter of possible risk, instead of total benefit. This trend is seen particularly when regulators think safer alternatives are available.

	Technical Monograph No 3 - March 1990(01/03/1990) Focus area: crop protection,regulatory framework,product registration Tags: environment,Food and Agriculture Organization,pesticide,Regulation,registration,risk assessment Technical Monograph No 3 - Environmental Criteria for the Registration of Pesticides