ENGLISH
|
JAPANESE
|
CONNECT WITH US:
Home
About
Contact
Log in
*
Home
Press release
Sep 14, 2017 22:00 JST
Source:
CropLife Asia
CropLife Asia Promotes Role of Plant Science & Benefits to Thai Farmers at Tech4Farmers Asia 2.0
BANGKOK, Sep 14, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Dr. Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director of CropLife Asia, participated today at the Tech4Farmers Asia 2.0 event held in Bangkok. He took part on a panel looking at the issue of 'Creating an Enabling Environment for Market Access'.
"The population in Asia is projected to have one billion more people by 2050," said Dr. Tan. "Our farmers need to produce more food to feed a growing world while coping with the pressures of weeds, pests, disease, less arable land, fewer natural resources, and a changing climate. That's a tall order. The innovations of plant science have a significant role to play in Asia -- and the regulatory frameworks to support their access to farmers are a key component."
Thailand's estimated 13 million smallholder farmers continue to face unique obstacles that make their work particularly challenging -- with climate and weather-related factors near the top of the list. In 2016, Thailand registered its second warmest year in 65 years of record-keeping, whereas 2017 has been marked by damaging floods that have impacted Thailand.
A host of other obstacles plague growers in Thailand, and crop protection technology is helping them mitigate these as well. Specifically, Thailand smallholder farmers rely on crop protection products to prevent pests, disease and weed pressures from damaging their crops and limiting their harvests. All told, 50% of the world's food production would be lost to pests, disease and weeds if not for the innovations of crop protection technology.
Crop protection products also play a key humanitarian role in aiding Thailand's smallholder farmers. The responsible and safe use of herbicides helps lift the burden of the out-of-date and inefficient practice of hand weeding. In the absence of herbicides, hand weeding just one hectare takes roughly 126 hours and requires walking about 10 km in a stooped position. Eliminating the need for this back-breaking practice has been greatly beneficial to the health of many of Thailand smallholder farmers as well as their families.
Today's Tech4Farmers Asia 2.0 event was conducted at the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel and was part of the Asia Agricultural Innovation Summit Series. The 'Creating an Enabling Environment for Market Access' panel explored what it takes for technology to survive and thrive in the marketplace, what are the common market access barriers, policy consideration, and other challenges.
About CropLife Asia
CropLife Asia is a non-profit society and the regional organization of CropLife International, the voice of the global plant science industry. We advocate a safe, secure food supply, and our vision is food security enabled by innovative agriculture. CropLife Asia supports the work of 15 member associations across the continent and is led by eight member companies at the forefront of crop protection, seeds and/or biotechnology research and development. For more information, visit us at www.croplifeasia.org.
Please contact:
Duke Hipp
Director, Public Affairs
CropLife Asia
Tel: +65 6221 1615
duke.hipp@croplifeasia.org
Source: CropLife Asia
Sectors: Water, Agritech, Food & Beverage, Regional
Copyright ©2024 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Asia Corporate News Network.
Latest Release
Four-strong TOYOTA GAZOO Racing squad to push for more Portugal success
May 02, 2024 18:05 JST
Spectacular Spa awaits TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
May 02, 2024 17:46 JST
Q&M Dental Enhances Digital Capabilities by Integrating Align Technology's Newest iTero Lumina(TM) Intraoral Scanner Across Dental Clinics in Singapore
May 02, 2024 11:00 JST
Sumitomo Metal Mining and Mitsubishi Corporation to Participate in Kalgoorlie Nickel Project - Goongarrie Hub
Apr 30, 2024 19:08 JST
New Immuno-Oncology Research Project in Partnership With Merck Starts at the BioMed X Institute in Heidelberg
Apr 30, 2024 18:00 JST
SPARX Group Establishes Space Frontiers Second Fund
Apr 29, 2024 18:49 JST
MHI Establishes Local Subsidiary "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Vietnam"
Apr 29, 2024 18:00 JST
POSCO Future M and Honda Reach Basic Agreement on Collaboration for Production of Cathode Materials for Automotive Batteries in Canada
Apr 29, 2024 14:25 JST
Honda Plans to Establish Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Value Chain in Ontario, Canada
Apr 29, 2024 14:16 JST
JCB enables JCB Contactless acceptance at Taichung MRT in Taiwan
Apr 26, 2024 10:00 JST
Mazda Production and Sales Results for March 2024 and for April 2023 through March 2024
Apr 25, 2024 18:21 JST
MHI Begins Operation of SOEC Test Module the Next-Generation High-Efficiency Hydrogen Production Technology at Takasago Hydrogen Park
Apr 25, 2024 17:45 JST
GAC Honda to Begin Sales of All-new e:NP2, the Second Model of e:N Series
Apr 25, 2024 16:50 JST
Toyota Exhibiting at Beijing Motor Show 2024
Apr 25, 2024 16:25 JST
Honda Reaches Basic Agreement with Asahi Kasei on Collaboration for Production of Battery Separators for Automotive Batteries in Canada
Apr 25, 2024 11:10 JST
UNIQLO Sponsors KAWS + Warhol Exhibition Tour, Starting in Pittsburgh
Apr 25, 2024 09:00 JST
Mitsubishi Power Begins Commercial Operation of Seventh M701JAC Gas Turbine in Thailand GTCC Project; Achieves 75,000 AOH To-Date
Apr 24, 2024 17:19 JST
MC and Denka Sign J/V Agreement in Fullerene Business
Apr 24, 2024 17:02 JST
Mitsubishi Motors Posts Record Sales in the Philippines in FY2023
Apr 24, 2024 13:56 JST
NEC Develops High-speed Generative AI Large Language Models (LLM) with World-class Performance
Apr 24, 2024 13:25 JST
More Latest Release >>
Related Release
CropLife Asia Echoes FAO Call to Transform our Food Systems
July 13 2021 17:20 JST
CropLife Asia Highlights how Plant Science is 'Part of the Solution' on Biodiversity Day
May 21 2021 16:00 JST
Water Crisis Highlights Need for New Solutions & Technologies to Drive Conservation in Asian Agriculture
March 22 2021 11:00 JST
CropLife Asia's 'Drone for Pesticide Application' Online Forum draws Asian Policymakers and Global Experts
March 12 2021 06:00 JST
CropLife Asia 2021 Annual General Meeting convenes virtually with Regional Food Supply Chain & Farmer Resiliency Center Stage
March 03 2021 15:00 JST
Lunar New Year Brings Call from CropLife Asia to "Think of and Thank our Farmer Heroes"
February 09 2021 12:00 JST
CropLife Asia: Reaction to UN Report on State of Food Security and Nutrition in Asia
January 21 2021 11:00 JST
More Impactful Partnership to Address Asia's 'Gathering Food Security Storm' Urged by Regional Plant Science Industry
September 01 2020 08:30 JST
Growing Food Crisis in Asia Calls for More Regional "Farm-to-Fork Cooperation & Collaboration" Says CropLife Asia
July 14 2020 16:30 JST
CropLife Asia Commends UN Call for Action to Avoid "Global Food Emergency" & Rallies Regional Stakeholders
June 11 2020 11:00 JST
More Press release >>