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Press Release 18 June Hi-tech agriculture essential to address global food security challenge

Strategies to reduce food waste, change dietary habits and improve the infrastructure for global food distribution have a key role to play, but ultimately our ability to feed a rapidly increasing world population depends on producing significantly more food, on less land and using fewer natural resources. That was the key message delivered earlier this week by Dominic Dyer, at a seminar organised by the Westminster Food and Nutrition Forum

Press Release Industry leaders call on UK Government to prevent ‘crop protection crunch’

The coalition Government has been urged by farming industry leaders to recognise the strategic importance of crop protection within the UK farming and food supply chain. Speaking at Cereals event in Cambridgeshire, CPA chief executive Dominic Dyer highlighted the vital role of modern crop protection products in preventing crop losses of 30-40% by protecting crop yields against weed competition and damage caused by pests and diseases.

CPA Press Release 13th May 2010 - New EU pesticide rules are major challenge to food exporters in developing countries

By restricting the use of key crop protection tools, new EU rules on pesticide approvals could have a significant impact on the future development of agriculture and food production in developing countries such as South Africa.

Best practice for the use and disposal of pesticides.

For detailed advice on best practice for the use of and disposal of pesticides, please click on The Voluntary Initiative link on the left.

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Science & Technology in Agriculture.

Its objective is to promote the positive contribution of science and technology in agriculture. For further information please visit. http://www.appg-agscience.org.uk/

CPA Literature

An introduction to plant protection products

This booklet provides a brief guide to why we need plant protection products to safeguard our food supply and improve our quality of life.

Bee Safe Bee Careful

This booklet highlights the need to protect the health and welfare of bees given their importance as pollinators.

Amenity - Best Practice

Using Pesticides in the Community Amenity Best Practice booklet

Pesticides are chemical or biological substances used to control plants and pests that harm our food, health or the environment that we work, travel and play in. For further information and full booklet please see www.amenity.org.uk

Breakfast Debate 5 October

CPAwill be holding a breakfast panel debate in the secure zone at the Conservative Party Conference on Tuesday 5 October between 8:00 to 9:45am. confirmed speakers are Anne McIntosh, Bill Jordan(Jordans Cereals)& Meurig Raymond (NFU)

Cropworld 2010

1-3 November 2010, ExCeL London The leading congress and exhibition for all those at the forefront of sustainable crop production. for further information and agenda www.crop-world.com

Informa Life Science - Chemicals Industries Regulations

Bringing together 22 regulators to ensure you have the best technical and regulatory insight. 8 - 9 September 2010, Cite Centre de Congrès, Lyon, France


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