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Howard
Minigh
CEO and
President, CropLife
International
Brussels, Belgium
Policy, Economics, and
IP Protection
Considerations
Monday, September 13, 2010
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Abstract:
Sustainable
development in
agriculture will
require the use of
advancements such as
plant breeding, crop
protection, plant
biotechnology, and
integrated crop
management.
Agricultural
biotechnologies have
the potential to
provide farmers and
consumers with many
sustainable
solutions to help
address societal
challenges. The
decision to adopt
plant
biotechnologies in
particular can be
complex and requires
an integrated
approach — and, more
importantly,
countries must
commit to and
develop the policy
and physical
infrastructures
needed to support
acceptance of new
technologies.
Infrastructure —
from a regulatory
framework, to human
capacity and human
resource
development, to
social
infrastructures such
as transport,
education, water,
and irrigation — are
integral to the
broader goals of
development,
learning, and
economic growth.
Science-based
regulations must be
the cornerstone to a
credible and
transparent
regulatory and
policy framework,
and are essential to
establishing public
confidence and
acceptance of any
technology.
Continued innovation
and investment in
new technologies
stems from
intellectual
property protection
— in fact,
intellectual
property protection
has led to an
incredible pace of
innovation and
technological
advance worldwide.
The plant science
industry is
committed to helping
farmers grow
abundant, safe, and
nutritious food for
expanding
populations, while
maintaining and
persevering natural
resources. The
globalization of
science as related
to agriculture can
only be achieved
through the
establishment of
science-based
international and
national policy
frameworks.
Biography
Howard Minigh
has served as
President and CEO of
CropLife
International since
June 1, 2006. He is
the founder of HM
Advisors, LLC, a
management advisory
firm. He is also a
partner in Trishul
Capital Partners, a
boutique private
equity firm and is a
Director of
MetaMorphix, Inc.,
an animal genomics
company. From
2000-2003 Howard
served as Group Vice
President of
Agriculture and
Nutrition with
DuPont. From
1995-2000, with
American Home
Products, Howard was
President of
Cyanamid Global
Agricultural
Products.
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Minigh's ABIC 2010
presentation
