The public has not been told that its low yields would force us to destroy millions of square miles of additional wildlands. The high tech solution is to increase productivity of remaining land by pumping the ground full of chemical fertilizers and using machines to plough up compacted soil. Such methods, with fungicides and pesticides thrown in, have so far managed to feed most of the world's population, but not without enormous environmental and financial costs. No more than a quick fix that puts back nothing into the soil, these cannot continue indefinitely. New Scientist 17 Jan '98 p.30.
Crop protection is both a challenging and rewarding business.
Our products, services and technologies are among the most important tools used to achieve sustainability in agricultural production. It should be noted that the chemical industry is also working intensively to develop a range of products which meets present day requirements. Improved safety and environmental tolerability are being achieved through the use of less toxic products which work in new ways and act more specifically in the pest organism, have lower application rates, and come in better packaging. Courier Agrochem Extra - Special Issue 1997 p. 15. The responsibility of a company making crop protection products does not end at the factory gates.