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Supporting and promoting science-based regulatory frameworks, the adoption of new agricultural technologies and firmly promoting better agricultural practices have been the pillars of the path traveled for 25 years.

Ronaldo Pereira, president of FMC for the Americas is the new president of the Board of Directors of CropLife Latin America, Juan Pablo Llobet Director of Syngenta for Latin America assumed the vice-presidency.

This is one of the commitments adopted in the 2023 Convention held in Panama April 17 to 19.

Annual Report 2022 Our commitment to agricultural sustainability: More plastic recovered from the field and more people trained in BPAs

Robert Birkett met with Jose Perdomo, of industry association CropLife Latin America to discuss some off the major issues hitting the crop protection sector in his region the past year.

CampoLimpio

The key factors to advance more dynamically in the recovery of empty pesticide containers and contribute to the development of the circular economy in Latin America are partnerships, the active participation of the agricultural chain and legislation that requires a management plan for these residues. This is the vision of José Perdomo, President of CropLife Latin America, the organization that leads the CampoLimpio^SM program in the Latin American region.

New challenges amid the economic recovery
The presidents' message highlighting the adoption of new technologies and the importance of modernizing regulatory frameworks; a video, an interactive map, and several infographics summarize this year CropLife Latin America’s operations.

More than 500,000 people visited the website during 2021 and more than 9,000 certifications were awarded on the virtual course platform on Good Agricultural Practices in the responsible use of agrochemicals.