European Crop Protection Association Director to Lead Non-Profit
16 December 2011 The general assembly of the non-profit group Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) recently elected Friedhelm Schmider, director general of the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), as president.
Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) is a non-profit, independent multi-stakeholder platform that brings together members from various European associations, public and private organization, academic representatives and policy-makers having the common aim of promoting science in European decision making. ECPA is one of its founding members.
“For the R&D crop protection industry, innovation is imperative, not only to provide the best possible solutions to combat and keep pace with the evolving pest and plant diseases, but also to fight against the rise of resistance problems,” Schmider said during his acceptance speech. “Crop protection is and has to be innovative to its core if it is to deliver the needed efficient tools.”
The crop protection industry is highly active in R&D, investing up to 10% of its sales in developing new products, according to the ECPA. European agriculture requires continued investment in R&D and the promotion of innovation-driven agriculture is key if it is to remain competitive.
Source: European Crop Protection Association, Edited by Stefanie A. Toth, Content Editor
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