CropLife America
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| Formation |
July 7, 2001 CropLife |
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| Type | International association without lucrative purpose (AISBL), Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
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President & CEO
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Howard Minigh |
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Staff
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20 (2018) |
| Website | www.croplife.org |
July 7, 2001 CropLife
November 1996 GPFC
CropLife International is an international trade association of agrochemical companies founded in 2001. It was previously known as Global Crop Protection Federation and started out as International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products in 1967. Its members include the world's largest agricultural biotechnology and agricultural pesticide businesses namely BASF, Bayer CropScience, DowDuPont, FMC Corp., Monsanto, Sumitomo and Syngenta. The international body combines several national-level or continent-wide organisations, each one having the same goals but differing according to local language and custom.
In 1967, the International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products (from French: Groupement International des Associations Nationales de Fabricants de Produits Agrochimiques, GIFAP) was founded.
In November 1996, GIFAP was renamed to Global Crop Protection Federation (GCPF).
On 7 November 2001, GCPF was renamed to CropLife International.
On 2 November 2001, the CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE OF CANADA morphed into the CropLife Canada entity. In a May 2005 defeat for CropLife Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario affirmed the Spraytech v Hudson decision and cemented the power of Canadian municipalities to pass by-laws controlling the use of pesticides within their boundaries.
As of 2018[update] CropLife International comprises the following seven companies: BASF, Bayer CropScience, DowDuPont, FMC Corp., Monsanto, Sumitomo and Syngenta. It also has 15 member associations: AfricaBio, AgroBio Brazil, AgroBIO Mexico, ArgenBio, Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s Food & Ag section, CBI Japan, CIB Brazil, CropLife Africa Middle East, CropLife America, CropLife Asia, CropLife Canada, CropLife Latin America, EuropaBio, European Crop Protection Association and Japan Crop Protection Association. At least one of the "member associations" is actually a not-for-profit corporation, thus giving it legal personality.
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