Five Memorable Quotes from Day Two of the FCI Trade Summit, Miami
7 August 2013 
“Latin America will be responsible for 60% more food in order to feed the world’s population in 2050. In order to do this, we forecast lots of regulatory changes in the next few years to be able to work with Europe and the United States.”
– Rosemarie Rodrigues, regulatory affairs and stewardship head, Syngenta Brasil/CropLife Latin America speaking about the motivation behind the impending regulatory changes throughout Latin America.
“If you’re not increasing funding, you’re decreasing. People need to know what’s in, what’s out and how things are being paid for. There must be a decision on the Farm Bill by September 30. Senate says they won’t allow any more extensions, so the looming threat is that we return to 1938-1949 permanent law with pricing from 80 years ago… We hope a common sense solution will see the light of day in the end.”
– Rachel Lattimore, senior vice president, Crop Life America speaking about the great need for a revised Farm Bill for the United States agriculture industry.
“Many farmers in the region are still products of the Soviet Union. They are very afraid of being cheated. You have to prove your words to them. They want to see that the product works as they are accustomed to only believing in their personal experience. You don’t have to spend a lot on advertising in this area, it’s better to go directly to the consumer.”
– Svetlana Sinkovskaya, marketing director, APK-Inform Media speaking about how agrochemical industry professionals should best reach future clients in the Black Sea region.
“There is a great deal of public interest in food but not a lot of understanding in the U.S. and EU. The major issues are driven by consumers, not production agriculture. Very few people in decision making roles understand how new rules will affect the people that actually work on the farm.”
– Rachel Lattimore, senior vice president, Crop Life America, informing regarding the disconnect between legislators and crop input end users.
“In Brazil the authorities are looking to create a new system for registration. We really need this because now the process is not so clear. They are looking to create a unified organization like the EPA. I think the EPA has 700 people working in evaluations, but in Brazil, we have 60 to 70.”
– Fabio Domingues, founder and chair of Vigna Brasil speaking about Brazil’s complicated regulatory framework. Generic registrations take at least five years to obtain in the country, and could take as long as 10 years, Domigues said.
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