CropLife International promotes and provides guidance on the stewardship approach to managing products throughout their lifecycle, from research and development, through handling and use to withdrawal and management of any waste.  Guidelines are freely available on the CropLife International website that give practical information on how to handle, transport and store products safely, how to undertake field trials, how to implement Integrated Pest Management programs and how to manage waste, such as empty pesticide containers.  Importantly, effective training approaches are also developed, tested and promoted.  Using these resources stewardship programs are implemented in approximately 70 counties, with up to 670,000 individuals being directly trained by the CropLife network each year, in partnership with over 300 different organizations.  Millions are reached through media and partner trainings.  Independent assessments show the positive impacts of trainings.   As an example of waste management, some 75,000 tonnes of empty plastic containers were collected in 2012.

Global stewardship and the plant science industry: Maximizing benefits, minimizing risks

248th National Meeting (2014)

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