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stainable agriculture”Summit on Sustainable DevelopmentTechnology development and transferare critical processes for creatingopportunities for sustainableagriculture. One related Bayer casestudy mentioned includes thedevelopment of an insecticide tocombat corn pests for meetingfarmers’ needs in South Africa.Developing controlled-dosedelivery systems and appropriatepackaging sizes for smallholderfarmers are other examples.Smallholder farmers’ needs indeveloping areas must be addressedto promote the goals of povertyalleviation and food securitythrough economic development.Examples include work in Kenyawith a local NGO to help identifyand develop pest control methodsfor pests and diseases of staple foodcrops, such as sorghum, beans andcowpeas, in order to improve yieldsand thus secure the food supply.Crop protection products play a keyrole in farmers’ efforts to protectand enhance the environment byincreasing productivity from existingland rather than bringing newland into agricultural production.Industry-stimulated studies provideinsight into better planning andland management and build on thelong-standing industry commitmentto put sustainable agriculture intopractice by applying integrated cropmanagement (ICM) and integratedpest management (IPM) techniques.All of the case studies identifiedare examples of business activitiesand market approaches designedto meet the economic needs of allinvolved. Creating market opportunitiesis the most sustainableapproach to development, agricultureand business in the long run,because sustainability is easiest toachieve when all stakeholdersbenefit. Industry has infrastructuresin many countries, a lot of expertiseand knowledge, and often thestaying power to bring abouteconomic development – providedof course that the enabling framework,including good governanceand efficient market mechanisms,are in place to allow these efforts tosucceed.A sustainable business approachesencompasses more than just sellingproducts: It provides technologypackages and services, knowledgeand expertise which ensure thatproducts are supplied along withproper support. In this context,capacity building - training andeducation – plays an important rolein our daily business at Bayer. Weare keen to contribute to sustainabledevelopment in our field ofexpertise and are committed tomaintaining open lines of communicationand to seek multi-stakeholderpartnerships. The latter arethe model for the future, becauseno single group can either hold allof the information and skillsrequired or carry out all of thework. ■The publication “Creating Opportunitiesfor Sustainable Agriculture”can be obtained from:CropLife InternationalAvenue Louise 143B-1050 BrusselsBelgiumTel: +32 2 542 0410Fax: +32 2 542 041Email: info@croplife.orgIt can also be found on theCropLife International websitewww.croplife.org.“Let uschoose tounite thepower ofmarkets withthe authorityof universalideals. Let uschoose toreconcile thecreativeforces of private entrepreneurshipwith the needs of the disadvantagedand the requirements of futuregenerations.”Kofi Annan,Secretary-General of the United NationsBayer’s herbicides:Valuable tools in effectivecrop managementAchieving the 2020 Visionin the shadow ofinternational terrorismFlint in pome fruit:Scab specialist with a broadspectrum of actionCourierOnline-News:www.agrocourier.com4Flint, a new dimensionin fungal disease control16Guatemala: Conservingbiodiversity and increasingagricultural productivity aremutually-compatible aimsPublished by: Bayer AG, Bayer CropScience,Monheim / Editors: Dr. Georg Priestel, BernhardGrupp, Kai Kellenberger / Responsible for contents:Dr. Georg Priestel / With contributions from: A.Dollacker, U. Mohan, Ng Kwang Yew, Dr. H. Santel,Dr. A. Witzenberger / Design and production:Bernhard Grupp / Layout: Xpertise, Langenfeld /Litography: Brockhaus & Conrad, Solingen /Printed by: Broermann, Troisdorf / Reproduction ofcontents is permissible providing Bayer is acknowledgedand advised by specimen copy / Editor’saddress: Bayer AG, BayerCropScience, PM-MarketingServices, Alfred-Nobel-Straße 50, D-40789Monheim, Germany, FAX: 0049-2173-383133 /Website: www.bayercropscience.com81220CONTENTSCourier 1/2002