CropLife International in the context of "BASF"

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⭐ Core Definition: CropLife International

CropLife International is an international trade association of agrochemical companies founded in 2001. It was previously known as Global Crop Protection Federation and started out as International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products in 1967. Its members include the world's largest agricultural biotechnology and agricultural pesticide businesses namely BASF, Bayer CropScience, Corteva, FMC Corp., Sumitomo Chemical and Syngenta. The international body combines several national-level or continent-wide organisations, each one having the same goals but differing according to local language and custom.

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CropLife International in the context of Pesticide formulation

The biological activity of a pesticide, be it chemical or biological in nature, is determined by its active ingredient (AI - also called the active substance). Pesticide products very rarely consist of the pure active ingredient. The AI is usually formulated with other materials (adjuvents and co-formulants) and this is the product as sold, but it may be further diluted in use. Formulations improve the properties of a chemical for handling, storage, application and may substantially influence effectiveness and safety.

Formulation types are categorised into two-letter international formulation codes: (e.g. GR: granules), which must be used when registering a new pesticide product. Croplife maintains this list, which in the 7th update (2017) contains 65 formulation codes and 29 codes which are no longer used.

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← Pesticide formulation
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Trade association → Agrochemical → Agricultural biotechnology → BASF → Bayer CropScience → Corteva → FMC Corp. → Sumitomo Chemical → Syngenta →