CropLife International Overview Robert Hunter Executive Director, Crop Protection
Member Companies
Members
Crop Protection Crop Protection Strategy Council Structure Highly Hazardous Pesticides Task Force Endocrine Disrupter Task Force Pollinator Health Task Force Human Health Task Force Stewardship Steering Committee Multilateral Affairs Steering Committee Communications Steering Committee Anti-Counterfeiting Steering Committee Operations Steering Committee Regulatory Steering Committee IPM/RU, Resistance Management Container Manangement, Obsolete Stocks EHS, Traceability, Product Integrity PRD, PIC/ POPs, Consumer Safety, Minor Use, ERA, OpEx, Biologicals 4 Resistance Action Committees Grey boxes: Includes non-cli members Yellow boxes: Cross Platform CP & PB Committees Green/Tan/Orange/Blue boxes: Only CLI Plant Biotech Members 4
Representatives Board of Directors Crop Protection Strategy Council Plant Biotech Strategy Council BASF M. Heldt J. Huff R. van Genderen Bayer L. Condon B. Naaf N. Stevens Dow AS T. Hassinger R. De La Cruz M. Krieger DuPont J. Collins T. Glenn J. Flint Monsanto B. Begemann J. Ferreira P. Miller Syngenta E. Frywald J. Parr S. Hull Sumitomo R. Nishimoto - FMC M. Douglas - CropLife America: J. Vroom CropLife Africa ME: R. Guyer CropLife Asia: S.H. Tan CropLife Canada: T. Menzies CropLife Latin America: J. Perdomo ECPA: J.C. Bocquet JCPA: H. Takashi Bio Food & Ag: Vacant AfricaBio: B. Maseko CropLife Asia: S.H. Tan CropLife Canada: S. Yarrow ArgenBio: G. Levitus: CIB: A. Brondani: AgroBio Brazil: E. Kay; AgroBio Mexico: A. Monteagudo EuropaBio: B. Spaeth CBI Japan: I. Yasufumi 5
CropLife International Stakeholders FAO SAICM UNEP WHO 6
Priority Issue Management
Endocrine Disruptor Task Force
Industry Advocacy Coordinated efforts regionally and globally European Crop Protection Association Focussed on EU Commission, Member States and Parliament Engaging regional stakeholders CropLife International Awareness raising and capability building among gobal CropLife network Coordinating with chemical industry opposite IGOs (UNEP, SAICM) Leading ED research and science communications 9
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Highly Hazardous Pesticide Task Force
HHP Task Force Significant Progress in 2016 FAO HHP Guidelines published Strong foundation of risk management enshrined as advocated by industry Voluntary portfolio reviews by CropLife International member companies concluded Stewardship priorities identified for joint industry engagement Plans for risk assessment capacity building agreed New workshop module on risk mitigation established Fostered informal exchange with UNEP/SAICM stakeholders 12
HHP Task Force Risk mitigation capacity building workshops January 2017 pilot in Western Africa Attended by policy makers from environment and ag ministries, SAICM focal points, regional FAO Approach is to demonstrate and create dialogue on practical risk mitigation efforts (stewardship) Creates momentum for more dedicated capacity building activities and multi-stakeholder programs at national level Next steps: further workshops in Africa, Asia and Latin America 13
Biologicals Project Team
Biologicals Elevated activity for Project Team in 2016 Increased effort to align industry and provide expertise - new guidelines/policy documents Building knowledge and capacity in developing regions among CropLife network and regulators Developing stewardship best practices and aligned communication messages Rapidly growing areas of interest with evolving regulations, such as bio-stimulants 15
Biologicals Pillars of new approach Regulatory Advocacy Advocate for a harmonized, science-based, risk assessment and tier-based approach to biologicals regulation Promotion of Integrated Solutions Promote and support the complementary and sustainable use of biologicals as part of integrated solutions Safety and Stewardship Develop safety standards and sound stewardship practices for biologicals Partnerships Partner, support and align with the global CropLife network and other associations (e.g. IBMA, BPIA, EBIC). 16
Issue Management - IARC
IARC Activity April 2014, IARC announces its 2015-2019 priorities for monographs IARC Monographs to date Glyphosate 2015, 2A classification 2,4-D 2015, 2B classification Processed meats (bacon, hot dogs, sausages) 2016, 1 classification Red meat April 2016, 2A class Coffee, mate, hot drinks June 2016, 3 classifications Pentachlorophenol October, 1 classification IARC s credibility has decreased some after it classified popular consumer goods (coffee, bacon), but it is still widely viewed as the WHO cancer experts TBD by 2019 GMOs, operator exposure to pesticides and additional pesticides
Industry Response to IARC (CP Monographs) High level outreach to WHO Intelligence gathering on IARC process, methodology, conflicts of interest, transparency Generating influencer commentary by encouraging proactive news articles published in influential spaces Industry awareness and coordination through issue alerts Political outreach with WHO and FAO
Preparations for the Operator Exposure Monograph Earliest publication of selection would be April 2017 Expert panel would convene and classification in March/April 2018 Other opportunities for publication in 2017: July and November Literature Review Collect all peer-reviewed publications Identify criticisms and ensure scientific rebuttals Determine scientific gaps and need to commission studies Alert and mobilize stakeholders/allies/regulators Participate in the IARC review process Crisis management/media preparations 20
Stewardship Department Update
Stewardship Review Background In 2016 CropLife International completed an extensive review of all of its Committees and Project Teams. Identified synergies for cross platform collaboration, such as resistance management, IPM, partnerships with external stakeholders. The CPSC and PBSC supported the proposal to establish a single stewardship department 22
Stewardship Arch: Crop Protection Operations Committee Stewardship Committee Manufacturing Storage, Transportation & Distribution Integrated Pest Management Responsible Use Container Management Research & Development Management & Disposal of Obsolete Stocks 23
Stewardship Arch: Plant Biotech 24
Location of association supported IPM/RU programs 300+ partners Average of 300,000 individuals directly trained each year 25
Location of industry-led container management programmes 40 established programs plus 24 pilots 26
CLI Network PB Country Activity Spend All Programs Advocate good stewardship practices for industry brand management - Australia Engage with cotton industry stakeholders relating to IRM stewardship of biotech traits in Australia $15k Vietnam Policy advocacy on stewardship to government <$79k Pakistan Refuge/IRM approaches advocacy to policy makers <$25k South Africa Argentina Capacity building activities for farmers to incorporate stewardship practices in demonstration trials $36k Outreach & advocacy with farmers, policy makers, regulators, and academia to understand and support industry stewardship imitative (IRM, WRM, and ETS) $60k Brazil Description on following slide $675k Mexico Work with growers for cultivation permit requirements for gov t inspections <50k Total <$940k 27
Stewardship Committee New Structure Stewardship Steering Committee Resistance Management PT IPM & Responsible Use PT Container Management PT Obsolete Stocks PT HRAC IRAC FRAC RRAC 28
Resistance Management Team mandate Provide strategic guidance to the CPSC and PBSC on the long-term vision and goal for resistance management. Recommend and coordinate annual budgets for RACs. Promote and share models for local training on resistance management, implementation of RAC recommendations (farmer, retailer, etc.), and robust impact assessment. Provide guidance and support to the RACs on issues related to budget, governance and anti-trust. Support capacity building activities within the global CropLife network of associations to coordinate local approaches on resistance management. Coordinate communications and advocacy activities with internal and external stakeholders (FAO, WHO, UNEP) to promote industry vision and program impacts. 29
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