 | Pesticides can help the environment | |
| Pesticides provide several benefits to natural and man-made environments.
Read or download the fact sheet:
Pesticides can help the environment - Feb 2010.pdf
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| The Precautionary Approach | |
| Human health, worker safety and the protection of the environment are the highest priorities for our industry.
This fact sheet outlines the facts and implications of the precautionary approach and the way that chemicals are r..... |
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| Follow the label! | |
| Pesticide users should follow the instructions on the product label for several important reasons; although regulations for pesticide use vary between states and territories, it is important for farmers and other pesticide users to follow t..... |
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| Resistance Management - Herbicides | |
| Weeds are a major and growing threat to Australian agriculture and our unique natural environment. The use of herbicides to control weeds has enormous economic, social and environmental benefits.
Weeds cost the Australian economy ..... |
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| Some facts about stewardship | |
| CropLife Australia members are committed to stewardship of their products throughout their lifecycles.
This means that CropLife and its member companies, either collectively or individually, undertake a range of activities to ensure t..... |
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| Pesticides and the Great Barrier Reef | |
| CropLife continues to support monitoring for pesticides and will continue to promote the adoption of best practice techniques to minimise pesticide run-off from farms.
Read or download the fact sheet: Pesticides and the Great Bar..... |
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| Supplying Sustainably | |
| With 1.7 billion more mouths to feed by 2030, the ratio of arable land to population declining by 40-55%, and 1.8 billion people living with absolute water scarcity by 2025, there has never been greater pressure on global agriculture.
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| Benefits of Pesticides | |
| Agricultural crop protection products provide many environmental, social, economic and human health benefits.
Read or download the fact sheet: The Benefits of Pesticides - Feb 2010.pdf
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| Climate Change | |
| A new fact sheet from CropLife International on Climate Change
Read or download the fact sheet: Factsheet Climate Change.pdf
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| Pesticide resistance management | |
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CropLife Australia provides guidance for the responsible and sustainable use of pesticides to prevent pests developing resistance to the pesticides
Many crops and forests are protected from pest attacks by several applica..... |
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