Developing Global Leaders for Research, Regulation, and Stewardship of Crop Protection Chemistry in the 21st Century

John B. Unsworth*, Camilla Corsi, Jeanette M. Van Emon, Annemieke Farenhorst, Denis J. Hamilton, Cody J. Howard, Robert Hunter, Jeffrey J. Jenkins, Gijs A. Kleter, Rai S. Kookana, Joseph O. Lalah, Michael Leggett, Karina S.B. Miglioranza, Hisashi Miyagawa, Natalia Peranginangin, Baruch Rubin, Bipul Saha, Najam A. Shakil

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

15 Scopus citations

Abstract

To provide sufficient food and fiber to the increasing global population, the technologies associated with crop protection are growing ever more sophisticated but, at the same time, societal expectations for the safe use of crop protection chemistry tools are also increasing. The goal of this perspective is to highlight the key issues that face future leaders in crop protection, based on presentations made during a symposium titled "Developing Global Leaders for Research, Regulation and Stewardship of Crop Protection Chemistry in the 21st Century", held in conjunction with the IUPAC 13th International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry in San Francisco, CA, USA, during August 2014. The presentations highlighted the fact that leaders in crop protection must have a good basic scientific training and understand new and evolving technologies, are aware of the needs of both developed and developing countries, and have good communication skills. Concern is expressed over the apparent lack of resources to meet these needs, and ideas are put forward to remedy these deficiencies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)52-60
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume64
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jan 2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Chemical Society.

Keywords

  • communications
  • crop protection
  • developing regions
  • GM crops
  • nanopesticides
  • smart systems
  • stewardship
  • sustainable agriculture
  • training leaders
  • universities
  • women in agriculture

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Developing Global Leaders for Research, Regulation, and Stewardship of Crop Protection Chemistry in the 21st Century'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this