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Solutions for the future of farming
Innovative, sustainable crop protection solutions from Corteva Agriscience help protect fields from weeds, insects, nematodes and diseases that threaten productive harvests. With advanced solutions, farmers can grow more while caring for the land — contributing to a positive farming future.
Our crop protection products meet or exceed regulatory standards all over the world
In all the countries we serve, Corteva is dedicated to meeting or exceeding the stringent safety standards and rigorous regulatory processes applicable to our products. Our innovations undergo rigorous approval processes, and ongoing re-approval, by regulatory bodies all over the world, including Europe, Canada, Australia and others.
Because pesticides interact with our environment and support our global food chain, they are highly regulated, with individual countries maintaining their own rigorous approval standards.
- In the U.S., companies must generate rigorous scientific data to understand the identity, composition, potential adverse effects and environmental fate of each pesticide. This typically requires us to carry out more than 150 safety studies, with methodologies verified and approved by the EPA.
- In the European Union, the pesticide approval process requires peer review by experts from all member states and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
And these processes are only the beginning. Even when approved, safety monitoring of products continues, and unintended effects must be reported to regulators. The U.S. EPA, for example, follows a rigorous review process to confirm the safety of pesticide products — a process called registration review — that is repeated at least every 15 years. This process ensures reapproval considers the latest scientific data and meets current standards for safe use.
For each pesticide it reviews, the U.S. EPA evaluates hundreds of different scientific studies during the registration and re-registration process, relying on the best science available and placing high value on transparency in decision-making. During the process, the U.S. EPA may request studies and data from manufacturers, third parties and the public, and takes findings and questions to independent expert panels such as the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel and the National Academy of Sciences.
The Corteva Predictive Safety Center
Developing a new technology to solve an ag problem facing farmers is a long and rigorous process. It takes years of discovery research to find potential molecules that may be safely used in products and only about 1 in 100,000 potential molecules make it through testing to become a product we sell. Companies like ours rely on predictable and science-based regulation to help bring important innovations to market — which can take an average of 12 years.
From the very beginning, our scientists engage in a process to ensure that safety and sustainability are built into the design of every new product. At the same time, we collaborate closely with farmers to understand their unique challenges and develop the solutions that meet their evolving needs.
Our industry-leading center uses a web of technologies to examine a potential product’s life cycle. This evolution from reactive to proactive to prediction includes considering effectiveness and safety — for humans and the environment. Each year, we screen thousands of early-stage molecules. Only a handful will meet our stringent criteria to move forward. This rigorous process helps us make informed decisions and focus our resources on the most promising candidates.
Specialty Products
Corteva offers products to help manage urban pests and care for turf. Please visit your local country website to see if these products are available.
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Our stewardship efforts encompass services to add value to farmers.
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