CropLife Latin America Annual Report 2019
In line with the new digital era, CropLife Latin America’s Team presents their first multimedia edition of the 2019-2020 Annual Report. Learn more about the most relevant actions, achieved in conjunction with the National Associations and member companies.
Editorial: 2019 a year for the defense of Science
2019 was a year of challenges for the defense of pesticides or crop protection products, which are one of the technologies most used by farmers to protect their crops from pests, weeds and diseases. Chemical pesticides prevent annual losses of 30 to 40% of world crops.
Illegal Pesticide Trade Grows in Latin America
Counterfeiting, adulteration and smuggling of crop protection products or pesticides is a crime that affects not only the economy, but also human health and the environment. Despite the warnings, efforts to combat it are still timid, not only because of lack of oversight, but as a result of legal frameworks with little exemplary sanctions, as if they were misdemeanors.
Modern Laws Regulate Agri-technologies
Risk assessment and management, Maximum Residue Limits -MRLs-, and changes in the labeling of crop protection products were the most relevant issues of the regulatory agenda in 2019.
CuidAgro and CampoLimpio: Commitment to Good Agricultural Practices, GAP
This year with the CuidAgro® and CampoLimpioSM programs we promoted the use of Personal Protective Equipment as an essential agricultural practice, we encouraged the signing of alliances to expand the coverage of both trained people and the recovery of plastic from the fields, and we continued the educational effort to protect pollinators.
E-Learning: A Digital Ecosystem that reaches more than 800 thousand readers
Digital education, news, articles, and social networks; these are some of the tools that CropLife Latin America used during 2019 to deliver key messages and training throughout the region. With an audience of 800,000 people and more than 19 million individuals reached, the priorities of 2019 were training in GAPs, pollinators, innovation and technology, and responsible use of pesticides, among others.
International Forum Innovation for Sustainability in Agriculture
Consumers should overcome the fear of science and technology applied in agriculture. This was the call of the speakers who participated in the XII International Forum organized by CropLife Latin America and ANDEF that was held last June in Brasilia.
