International Benefits Case Studies
Crop Protection Research Institute

This summer the Crop Protection Research Insitute produced 40 new Case Studies on the International Benefits of Pesticides. From Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, these cases detail the vast improvements to our food supply and agricultural viability made possible with herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.

View the Case Studies individually below.

Case Study 1
China's Agricultural Success: the Role of Herbicides

Case Study 2
The Importance of Herbicides in UK Wheat: Long-Term Experiment Results

Case Study 3
Europe's Self-Sufficiency in Rice Due to Herbicide Use

Case Study 4
Insecticide Use in West Africa Means More Cocoa Beans for Chocolate and Less Destruction of the Rain Forest

Case Study 5
Without Pesticides, Apple Production in the United Kingdom Would Not be Viable

Case Study 6
New Zealand Kiwifruit Would Not Meet Export Standards without Insecticide Sprays

Case Study 7
Herbicides are Key for the Sustainability of Rice Growing in South Asia

Case Study 8
Rice Fungicides Prevent Famine

Case Study 9
Herbicides Enable the Replanting of Rubber Trees on Small Farms in South Asia

Case Study 10
Without Fungicides, World Banana Exports Would Collapse

Case Study 11
Fungicide Sprays on Groundnuts Would Greatly Improve Food Security in Africa

Case Study 12
Herbicides Enable Thousands of Asian Farmers to Gain Income from Oil Palm Trees

Case Study 13
European Organic Wheat Suffers from "Stinking Smut" Disease Due to Lack of Fungicide Seed Treatment

Case Study 14
High Maize Yields in Europe Depend on Herbicides

Case Study 15
Climate Change Increases Need for Fungicides for Coffee Trees

Case Study 16
Dramatic Reductions in Soil Erosion on Tea Plantations Result from Herbicide Use

Case Study 17
Fumigation Makes Spain the #1 Exporter of Strawberries in the World

Case Study 18
Insecticide Use Maintains Productivity of European Oilseed Rape Fields

Case Study 19
Fungicides Have Protected European Wine Grapes for 150 Years

Case Study 20
No German Hops for Beer without Insecticides or Fungicides

Case Study 21
Herbicide Use in Scandinavia: Increased Cereal Yields, Improved Water Quality

Case Study 22
Without Pesticides, One-Fifth of Norway's Population Could not be Fed in a Crisis

Case Study 23
Pesticide Use in Russia: Restoring the Benefits

Case Study 24
Insecticides Prevent Major Losses in UK Wheat

Case Study 25
Fungicides Protect Potatoes Worldwide from a Disease that Caused the Deaths of Millions of People

Case Study 26
Due to Sex Change, European Potatoes Increasingly Dependent on Fungicides

Case Study 27
Restrictions on Fungicide Use Causing Decline in Organic Potato Production in Europe

Case Study 28
Increased Fungicide Use on Potatoes Would Significantly Improve Food Security in Russia

Case Study 29
High Quality Italian Tomatoes Depend on Fungicides

Case Study 30
Herbicide Use in Argentina Has Led to $30+Billion in Worldwide Economic Benefits

Case Study 31
Fungicides Protect the World's Wheat Crop from Rust

Case Study 32
Insecticides Required to Meet Consumer Demands for Blemish-Free Carrots in the EU

Case Study 33
Potato Farmers in the Andean Mountains Depend on Fungicides

Case Study 34
European Potatoes Require Insecticide Protection from an Invasive Pest - From the U.S.

Case Study 35
Chinese Rice Fields Require Insecticide Protection from an Invasive Pest - From the U.S.

Case Study 36
Italian Rice Farmers Would Lose 125 Million Euros in Annual Income without Fungicides

Case Study 37
Without Insecticide Sprays, Damage from Insect Feeding Would Lower the Quality of European Olive Oil

Case Study 38
Herbicide Use in Spanish Olive Groves Conserves Soil and Water

Case Study 39
The Importance of Herbicides for Grain Crops in Canada

Case Study 40
Herbicide Use in Africa Would Lead to Large Increases in Crop Yields

Case Study 41
Without Insecticides, 1.2 Billion Pounds of Sugar from Australia Would Not Be Produced

Case Study 42
Herbicides are Key for Wheat Farming in Australia

Case Study 43
Europe's Wheat Yields are the World's Highest Due to Fungicide Use

Case Study 44
European Organic Apple Production Demonstrates Value of Pesticides

Case Study 45
Fungicides Prevent Massive Losses of Soybeans in Brazil

Case Study 46
Fungicides Preserve the Productivity of Rubber Trees

Case Study 47
Insecticide Sprays Keep Mexico Free of Medflies with Great Economic Benefit

Case Study 48
Fungicide Spraying is Critical for Increasing Potato Production in Africa

Case Study 49
EU Subsidies Have Led to a Significant Increase in Pesticide Use and Crop Productivity in Poland

Case Study 50
Herbicide Technology Can Reduce Massive Crop Losses to Striga in Africa