The CropLife International blog offers the perspective of leading thinkers in biotech and agriculture along with the voices of farmers working in the field. This presentation offers a summary of blog posts. The CropLife International blog can be found at https://croplife.org/news-views/blog/.

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CropLife International Blog
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2. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Why This Farmer Changed His Mind On
GM Crops
Interview with UK farmer Paul Temple
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“I lobbied to keep GM crops
out of Europe in the 1990s
because I thought it would
help our competitiveness by
being GM-free. But then I
conducted a field trial.”
- Paul
Temple
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

3. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Recognizing Our Part in the Ecosystem
Interview with Jim Borel, Recently Retired Executive Vice President, DuPont
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“Farmers, regardless of
where they are in the world,
share a desire for a better life
for their family. They care for
the land and take great pride
in what they do. They are
anxious to learn and embrace
new ideas and approaches.”
- Jim Borel
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

4. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Four Ways to Change the Conversation
Around Biotech Crops
By Julie Borlaug, Associate Director, Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International
Agriculture, Texas A&M University
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Ahead of the Biotech
Symposium organized by the
UN Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO), Julie
Borlaug shares her vision for
making meaningful change in
the biotech debate.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

5. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Can We Weather the Perfect Storm?
Q&A with former UK chief scientist Professor Sir John Beddington, now Senior Adviser at
the Oxford Martin School
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Farmers are being asked to
produce more food while using
fewer resources adapting to
and mitigating climate change
and protecting the
environment. We asked
Professor Sir John Beddington
how plant science can help
feed the world sustainably.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

6. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Agriculture Takes a Seat at the Table:
Reflections from COP21
By Brian Lowry, Deputy General Counsel, Monsanto Company
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“It is necessary and important
that the role of agriculture –
both in terms of adaptation to
climatic events, and in the
reduction of greenhouse
gases produced by the
industry – be a central part of
any climate change
discussion.”
- Brian Lowry
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7. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Biotech Cotton Transforms Lives
in India
Interview with Balwinder Singh Kang, Indian Farmer
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“With so many new
technologies…I hope we
Indian farmers will get a real
chance to compete and make
a better living.”
- Balwinder Singh Kang
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Don’t Fear the Science
Interview with Nancy Kavazanjian, U.S. Farmer
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Nancy Kavazanjian and her
husband grow both
conventional and biotech
crops, and are focused on
sustainable farming. We
asked her about her work,
and what she would like
consumers to know about GM
crops.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

9. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Supporting Women in Agriculture
By Howard Minigh, CEO, CropLife International
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CropLife International CEO
Howard Minigh shares his
thoughts on the UN’s
Sustainable Development
Goals and the crucial role
women in agriculture play in
the developing world.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

10. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Respecting the Spirit of the World Food
Prize: Addressing Hunger Through Science
By Michael Michener, Director of Sustainability Policy, CropLife International
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The World Food Prize, held
each October in Des Moines,
is both a celebration of
Norman Borlaug’s life and
work, and a forum for
advancing the science of
agriculture. CropLife
International’s Michael
Michener reflects on this
year’s event.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

11. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Lifting Farmers Out of Poverty in
Honduras with Healthy Crops
By Raul Romero, Executive Director, AHSAFE-Honduras, a member of CropLife Latin
America
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Raul Romero, Executive
Director, AHSAFE-Honduras,
(a member of CropLife Latin
America) writes about the
ACCESO project--a four-year
initiative in Honduras funded
by USAID that trains farmers
on best practices in using
crop protection products.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

12. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Plant Science, the SDGs and
the Path to Sustainable Development
By Howard Minigh, CEO, CropLife International
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CropLife International CEO
Howard Minigh examines the
central role agriculture and
the plant science industry
play in working toward the
UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

13. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Partnering for a New Training Model:
Sharing Knowledge, Responsibility and Benefits in the
Adoni Region
Profile of Rajoli Veeranna, Adoni Farmer
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For farmer Rajoli Veeranna,
training in the proper use of
crop protection products has
led to better crop yields and
more secure income for his
family. Read more, and find a
link to a video interview with
Rajoli, in our blog.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/

14. Helping Farmers GrowHelping Farmers Grow
Teaching Resiliency:
Training West Africa’s Cocoa Farmers
Profile of Cecilia Pokuaa, Cocoa Farmer
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After training in the best
farming practices, Cecilia
Pokuaa and other farmers in
her community have
increased yields so
significantly that they can now
afford to send their children to
school. Read more, and find
a link to a video interview with
Cecilia, in our blog.
Read more at http://croplife.org/news-views/blog/