Stewardship: Strategy, Activities & Impact. Keith Jones, Director, Stewardship & Sustainable Agriculture

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1 Stewardship: Strategy, Activities & Impact Keith Jones, Director, Stewardship & Sustainable Agriculture

2 A Global Federation representing the Plant Science Industry in 91 countries Associations AfricaBio AgroBIO Mexico AgroBio Brazil BIO Production Agriculture Assoc CIB CBI Japan EuropaBio CropLife Africa Middle East CropLife America CropLife Asia CropLife Latin America European Crop Protection Assoc Japan Crop Protection Assoc CropLife Canada Israel Crop Protection Assoc Companies BASF Bayer CropScience Dow AgroSciences Dupont FMC Monsanto Sumitomo Syngenta Advocates the important role crop protection and plant biotechnology play in sustainable agriculture

3 CropLife International General Assembly CP Associations Plant science Co's Biotech Associations Board of Directors Crop Protection Strategy Council Plant Biotech Strategy Council Committees & Projects Teams Committees & Projects Teams Network Crop Protection associations Network Plant Biotech associations

4 Regulation Stewardship Intellectual property Anti-counterfeiting Trade Communication / Advocacy Crop Protection: Priority Focus Areas Working together for Sustainable Agriculture.

5 Crop Protection Structure Crop Protection Strategy Council Regulatory Steering Committee Stewardship Steering Committee Protection of Regulatory Data Steering Committee Anti-Counterfeiting Steering Committee Communication Steering Committee Tariff Reduction Steering Committee OECD PT IPM/Responsible Use PT Food Sector PT POPs PT Container Mgt PT Health Communications PT PIC PT Obsolete Stocks PT GHS PT FAO Code of Conduct Implementation PT Consumer Safety PT Specifications PT Vector Control PT Insecticide RAC Fungicide RAC Herbicide RAC Rodenticide RAC Integration of RACs in 2010

6 Regulation Stewardship Intellectual property Anti-counterfeiting Trade Communication / Advocacy Priority Focus Areas Working together for Sustainable Agriculture.

7 Why Stewardship? Stewardship of crop protection and plant biotechnology products supports sustainable agriculture. Stewardship is an essential part of sustainable business. Stewardship is a core element of the CropLife International s member companies and associations business strategy. Maximizes Benefits, Minimizes Risk

8 Stewardship a life-cycle approach For Crop Protection Products... Manufacturing Storage, Transportation & Distribution Integrated Pest Management Responsible Use Container Management Research & Development Disposal of Obsolete Stocks The responsible and ethical management of a crop protection product throughout its life cycle

9 Stewardship a life-cycle approach and for Biotech / Seeds. Plant Development Seed Production Seed Marketing & Distribution Crop Production Crop Utilization Gene Discovery Product Phase Out The responsible and ethical management of a plant biotechnology product throughout its life cycle

10 Stewardship Focus For Crop Protection Products... Manufacturing Storage, Transportation & Distribution Integrated Pest Management Responsible Use Container Management Research & Development Disposal of Obsolete Stocks The Association Focuses on Stewardship at the Field Level, Including proper management of waste

11 Crop Protection Stewardship Journey GAP Retailers Adoni Stakeholder feedback Advocacy Partnerships Communication ICT Safe Use in Responsible IPM Obsolete Container Stewardship North America Guatemala Use extension Stocks policy management programs Latin America Kenya in >60 countries Africa Middle East Thailand Europe Japan Asia CropLife International has promoted stewardship across the world for more than 20 years

12 Integrated Pest Management & Responsible Use

13 IPM Vision Industry-led IPM/Responsible Use programs (IPM/RU) are recognized as essential elements of sustainable agriculture. Major stakeholders actively seek partnerships with industry to disseminate and implement these programs.

14 Numbers Directly Trained (x1000) Working together for Sustainable Agriculture. 72 Countries across the world (circa 58/yr) In partnership with over 350 groups governments, donors, farmer groups, international orgs, universities

15 Location of association supported IPM/RU training

16 Number trained in 2011 At least an 8 fold increase annually from indirect training 16

17 Global Training Guidelines

18 Global Training Guidelines

19 Responsible Use: Poster Series

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22 Is the global federation representing the plant science industry

23 Local Guidelines/Material

24 Implementation of the International Code of Conduct

25 International Code of Conduct CropLife International s member companies and associations are committed to promoting the CoC Have developed training tools to promote understanding of the code across its network: o o E-learning available in several languages Tracking uptake Provides expert input into development of guidelines that support the CoC Stewardship Stocktaking Report summarises activities and impact

26 Improving Stewardship Impact and Outreach Experience has emphasized that: Stewardship is the responsibility of all stakeholders Stewardship needs to be undertaken in partnership Impact of activities need to be measured and communicated Stewardship Vision CropLife International actively seeks partnership and dialogue

27 Thank You!