Crop Protection Research Institute to Release New Report Highlighting Weed Control Problem on African Farms

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the Crop Protection Research Institute (CPRI), part of the CropLife Foundation, will release a new report highlighting the impact of handweeding on African women farmers and crop yields. The latest report from CPRI, “Solving Africa’s Weed Problem,” details the current issues with handweeding, the prevalent form of weed control on smallholder African farms. African women represent 90 percent of the workforce and dedicate billions of hours each year to weeding, preventing them from pursuing educational and business opportunities. Yet crop yields still suffer due to wrongly timed and insufficient weeding, with yield losses averaging 30 percent. Leonard Gianessi, director of CPRI, will highlight key findings from the report and discuss industry efforts to introduce modern weed control technology to smallholder African farms. CNFA collaborated with the CropLife on a pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility and impact of the proper use of herbicides in expanding agricultural production, increasing efficiency and raising farm family incomes in Afirca.

Details:

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
University Club, Governor’s Room
1135 16th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

Call-in Details:

Participants unable to attend the conference may dial in toll-free:

• 1-866-846-3997, passcode #986345 (listen only)
• 1-888-208-1812, passcode # 8665448 (join question and answer session)

To RSVP for the event, please contact Susan Helmick at 202-872-3847 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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CropLife Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable and research organization. CropLife Foundation was created in 2001 to promote and advance sustainable agriculture and the environmentally sound use of crop protection products and bioengineered agriculture.