Welcome to CropLife Foundation, the research and stewardship arm of CropLife America. Explore our website to learn about recent happenings at the Foundation and important updates and reports on crop protection!
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Annual Report Released for 2014
The 2014 Annual Report documenting the activities of CropLife Foundation consultant Leonard Gianessi has been released and can be accessed by clicking here.
Two Studies Document the Worldwide Benefits of Pesticides
In 2014, CropLife Foundation contributed information to two studies that clearly document the worldwide benefits of pesticides.
- In March, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) released a report that simulated the yield impacts for wheat, maize and rice from the adoption of agricultural technologies. Insecticides, fungicides and herbicides rank high on the list of technologies that could have the greatest impact. CropLife Foundation consultant prepared the background documents and set of impact estimates that were used by the IFPRI researchers. The IFPRI report can be accessed by clicking here.
- In November, The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) released a report that documents the contributions of pesticides in meeting the global need for food. CropLife Foundation consultant Leonard Gianessi was a coauthor of the report and contributed numerous references that are cited. The CAST report can be accessed by clicking here.
Article on Importance of Herbicides Published in Book on Sustainability
CropLife Foundation authors, Leonard Gianessi and Ashley Williams prepared an article on the importance of herbicides for natural resource conservation that has been published by Springer in a book of essays on sustainable agriculture. Click here for information on the book. Click here to access a pdf of the chapter by CropLife Foundation.
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