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European Crop Protection Association

ECPA acts as the ambassador of the crop protection industry in Europe and represents the industry's European regional network. ECPA promotes agricultural technology in the context of sustainable development and, in doing so, seeks to build understanding of the industry’s role, contribution’s, and expand informed dialogue about our views, values and beliefs.

Crop Protection Facts and Pesticide Data

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  • Crop protection products help conserve natural lands by enabling the maximization of existing farm space, leaving natural lands free from use for food production needs.

  • Crop protection products contribute to food safety by protecting against molds, insects, spoilage, and diseases.

  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a system using biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools to manage pests.

  • Farmers use buffer zones, reduced and no-till farming and IPM (Integrated Pest Management) to protect the environment.

  • Only a certified crop protection applicator can apply restricted-use agricultural crop protection products.

  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) safety review involves over 100 toxicology and environmental studies on crop protection products.

  • Crop protection products help fight diseases that jeopardize the public health by killing parasites like malaria and guinea worm. 

  • The Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act (FIFRA) regulates the crop protection industry.
     

  • Without crop protection products, produce is vulnerable to destructive pests like fruit flies.

  • CropLife America (CLA) member companies produce, sell and distribute virtually all the crop protection and biotechnology products used by American farmers.

  • Crop protection products help to protect water quality and aquatic habitats by reducing soil erosion.

  • CropLife America was created in 1933 to advance the public policy interests of its members and their consumers and to ensure the safety of crop protection products.

  • Agriculture is America’s top export, with Canada, Japan, Mexico and the European Union being our leading foreign markets.

  • Crop protection products increase crop productivity by 20-50%, and are a valuable production tool for high quality food and fiber.

  • Antibacterial soaps are considered pesticides and are registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

  • Malaria alone kills 2 million people yearly. Pesticide use is essential to the control of this disease.

  • Crop protection products combat global malnutrition and starvation by increasing crop yields, and help families worldwide afford more fresh produce.

  • American farms produce more than 2 trillion pounds of crops, livestock and dairy products each year.

  • The fundamental law of disease prevention is to never allow the targeted pest or disease to survive treatment.

  • The vast majority of insecticides, fungicides, and rodenticides used in schools are the same as the products in the sprays, traps and gels used in households.

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