Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women
For more information on our Africa report that was released on December 10th and our project in Africa check out the dedicated page here
CPRI Director Leonard Gianessi featured in Thrive Magazine discussing the essential role Crop Protection products play in maintaining our abundant world food supply.
You can view the article here
The Value of Insecticides in U.S. Crop Production
The Crop Protection Research Institute issued its newest benefits study on the Value of Insecticides in U.S. Crop Production, at the National Press Club, Thursday, March 19, 2009. To view the power point presentation that was given click here. SOLVING AFRICA'S WEED PROBLEM: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women.
Croplife Foundation has started a new project regarding Africa and herbicide use. Material related to this new project can be found here.
COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER
Much has been said recently about disappearing honeybees in the U. S. and numerous theories advanced as to the cause. CropLife Foundation has taken a look at this phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder and prepared a brochure that looks at what role pesticides play in this issue. Download the brochure or contact us for copies.
HANDLING PESTICIDES SAFELY
There’s a right way—and a wrong way—to empty liquid pesticides from plastic “jugs” into spray tanks. The proper technique, as shown in a four-minute video, avoids spilling or splashing caused by “glugging,” and protects workers and the surrounding environment. View the video (English/Spanish)or order copies of the DVD below.
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Latest News
CPRI has updated its herbicide benefits study for 2005. The
Value of Herbicides in U.S. Crop Production: 2005 Update calculates
the economic benefits of herbicides in U.S. agriculture
for 40 crops. In 2005, herbicides contributed $26 billion
to U.S. farm income, eliminated the need for 1.1 billion
hours of hand weeding, and preserved 356 billion pounds
of top soil.
6-13-06 The final version of CropLife Foundation's National
Pesticide Use Database: 2002 is now available. CPRI released
insecticide and other pesticide use data on May 10, 2006, completing NPUD2002.
As with the first installment of data (fungicides and herbicides)
released in February, 2006, CPRI's insecticide and other
pesticide use data are fully referenced and available on
the NPUD2002
website.
5-10-06
The CropLife Foundation's Crop Protection Research
Institute is proud to announce the release of the National Pesticide
Use Database:2002. The database contains 10,277 new records
of fungicide and herbicide use in the U.S. and is the only national,
comprehensive and publicly-available source of that information.
Please visit the NPUD2002 website.
2-9-06
CPRI has released its fungicide benefits study, "The Value of Fungicides
in U.S. Crop Production." All materials associated with
the study including the press release, fact sheets, executive
summary, full
report, and data appendix can be found in the Benefits Studies
section of the CropLife Foundation website. 9-13-05
In conjunction with its 2005 fund raising efforts,
the Crop Protection Research Institute has published its 2004/2005
Annual Report. Please
review the CPRI 2004/2005 Annual Report here.
6-29-05
CPRI announces the launch of its Image
Library. Through the course of its research and outreach,
CPRI collects and uses many photographs, micrographs, maps,
and images that illustrate our work and give our audiences
a more vivid understanding of pest management than words
alone. As CPRI collects more images available for public
distribution, they will be posted in the Image
Library. 3-10-05 The Crop Protection Research
Institute has released
a study discussing the economic implications of an organic exemption
to a recent ban on hand weeding in California. The research is
to be presented at a January 25th
seminar in Davis, California co-sponsored by the
University of California's Agricultural Issues Center,
Integrated Pest Management Center, Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education Program, and Western Center for Agricultural Health
and Safety.
The Crop Protection Research Institute received
a $30,000 grant from USDA's Office of Pest Management Policy.
This grant was given to support CPRI's ongoing work on the CropLife
Foundation's National Pesticide Use Database.
CropLife Foundation is pleased to announce the
formation of the Crop Protection Research Institute.
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CropLife Foundation
12-10-09
Materials for "Solving Africa's Weed Problem" News Conference
Today the CropLife Foundation is holding a press conference to release its study of handweeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa entitled, "Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women." For those of you who cannot make it and are calling in you can find a .zip file of the materials handed out at the news conference here.
To download the files individually please visit the African Herbicide Project Page
12-4-09
News Conference for Africa Report
Next Thursday, December 10th, the CropLife Foundation at 10 AM will be holding a press conference for the release of their report, "Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women." The report is a groundbreak, comprehensive look at the back-breaking work of handweeding in sub-Saharan Africa and what can be done to reduce this burden on women in Africa. For more information on the press conference, you can see our media advisory here. For more information on the Africa report and our project work in sub-Saharan Africa you can see our Africa page here.
11-10-09
Dedicated Africa Page
The Foundation has established a dedicated page to it's African Herbicide Project. Keep an eye on it over the next few weeks for information on our upcoming press release and study release. You may find the page here and you can contact us here for more information!
9-1-08
CropLife Foundation Benefit Article of the Week
The CropLife Foundation has started a brand new blog! It is called the "Crop Protection Benefit Article of the Week." It will be used to bring to your attention the best and most informative articles that we believe will help you come to understand and appreciate the role crop protection products play in our lives today
You can find the blog here
About CropLife Foundation
mission statement
board of directors
CropLife Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable and research organization. CropLife Foundation was created in 2001 to promote and advance sustainable agriculture and the environmentally sound use of crop protection products and bioengineered agriculture. Through sound science-based discovery, the organization will help global agriculture economically produce safe, high quality, abundant food, fiber, and other crops, thus ensuring food security and alleviating poverty, suffering, and hardship.
Through grants received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, CropLife America, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and the crop protection industry, the Foundation has been able to develop programs on a broad range of crop protection and environmental stewardship issues. Among the Foundation’s environmental stewardship projects are the North Carolina Environmental Stewardship program and the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans. In January of 2004, the Foundation established the Crop Protection Research Institute, a non-advocacy research organization focused on the economic analysis of agricultural pests, pest management, and pesticide use and regulation.
Mission Statement
CropLife Foundation was created to promote and advance sustainable agriculture and the environmentally sound use of crop protection products and bioengineered agriculture. Our hope is that through sound science-based discovery, we will help global agriculture economically produce safe, high quality, abundant food, fiber, and other crops, thus ensuring food security and alleviating poverty, suffering, and hardship.
In furtherance of these goals, the Foundation operates
in the following capacities:
- Conduct educational outreach programs;
- Promote product stewardship through certification and training programs;
- Assist in the provision of financial aid to individuals, educational institutions, trusts, funds, foundations or corporations whose purposes and aspirations are scientific, educational and charitable;
- Fund scientific research into modern agricultural practices and public health;
- Collect, correlate, evaluate and disseminate to the
public generally the results of scientific research;
Sustainable, environmentally sound, and economical agriculture is not merely a lofty goal. It is both an imperative and a possibility. By working with industry, farmers, private and public researchers, and educators, we will identify both the problems as well as the appropriate solutions.
Board of Directors
Jay Vroom, Chairman
Mr. Vroom currently serves as President and CEO of
CropLife America.
Doug Nelson
Mr. Nelson currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for CropLife America
Carl Casale
Mr. Casale currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Monsanto Company.
James Collins
Mr. Collins currently serves as Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Crop Protection.
Charles Fischer
Mr. Fischer previously served as President and CEO
of Dow AgroSciences.
Dean Kleckner
Mr. Kleckner, currently President of Truth About Trade & Technology,
was formerly President of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Richard Urbanowski
Mr. Urbanowski previously served as President and COO of ISK
BioSciences Corporation. Herman Wilson
Mr. Wilson currently serves as President of Pioneer Equipment.
Robert Woods
Mr. Woods previously served as Chairman of Syngenta Corporation.
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