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Crop Protection Facts

U.S. consumers spend about 10% of their income on food, while consumers in other countries, such as France and India, use between 13 – 35% of their income on food.

The CropLife Network

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.

EcoRoadmap

The EcoRoadmap, a concept created by CropLife America (CLA) with the participation of its allies in agriculture, is a design for better communication and information sharing between government agencies, industry and other involved parties in the development of ecological and environmental policy and regulation.

External Resources

NPDES White Paper

Spray Drift White Paper

ESA White Paper

U.S. ESA Map

CLA developed the EcoRoadmap to support modern agriculture with the goal of having regulatory agencies implement a fair and credible risk assessment process that utilizes sound science and reliable data to affirm pesticide products can be used safely in the environment and comply with applicable environmental laws.

Cooperation and coordination among regulatory agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the “Services,” U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (F&W) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is vital to achieving the EcoRoadmap goal. The EcoRoadmap Plan is a strategic plan for comprehensively addressing environmental issues with EPA and the Services. The EcoRoadmap is an iterative, dynamic process that will change and adjust as issues evolve.

To successfully address the scope of these issues and their impact, it is critical that CLA work in partnership with agriculture and non-ag allies, the business community, state officials and lawmakers around the country.

For more information or to receive a copy of the EcoRoadMap brochure, please contact Susan Helmick at (202)-872-3847 or via email.