Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
September 19, 2007
Today,
CropLife Canada and the
Canadian Horticultural
Council applauded the federal government's recent
announcement of $2.87 million to help improve growers' access to
innovative crop protection products and technologies and pest
management strategies. "The announcement clearly highlights the
government's commitment to innovation in agriculture and more
specifically helping to provide solutions to farmers needs,"
said Peter MacLeod, CropLife Executive Director.
CropLife Canada has worked with
farmers, industry and government to ensure Canada's regulatory
framework is world-class in human health and environmental
protection but also ensuring farmers have access to innovative
pest control products.
"We are committed to delivering
innovative, lower risk products to farmers," highlighted
MacLeod. "Our members' products are contributing to improving
human health and welfare, conserving natural ecosystems and
ensuring an abundant supply of food, and the government's
commitment is key to help ensuring farmers' access to these
products."
"Today's farmers compete on a
global basis and need equal access to the tools available in
other countries including new, safer products," said Anne
Fowlie, Executive Vice President, Canadian Horticulture Council.
"Much
progress has been made in dealing with this issue that hinders
Canadian farmers' ability to be competitive and sustainable, but
more work is needed," added Fowlie.
* The recent announcement from Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada's Pesticides Risk Reduction Program awarded 39 research
projects a total of $2.7 million in funding. The funding will be
dispersed over three years to
university, government, provincial and private researchers
across the country. AAFC's Pesticide Risk Reduction Program is
dedicated to helping growers protect their investments from
weed, insect and plant disease problems. The program encourages
risk reduction solutions through a variety of pest management
practices that are environmentally sound and economically
feasible.
* News release, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Canada's new government invests C$2.7
million in research of environmentally friendly crop protection
products
Le nouveau
gouvernement du Canada investit 2,7 million de dollars dans la
recherche sur la lutte dirigé écologique
CropLife Canada is the trade association representing the
manufacturers, developers and distributors of plant science
innovations - pest control products and plant biotechnology -
for use in agriculture, urban and public
health settings.
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) is a voluntary,
not-for-profit, national association with a long and proud
history of representing the dynamic and diverse sector of
Canadian agriculture known as horticulture. The CHC has been
committed to promoting the interests of its members since 1922. |
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