About Us

Who we are

CropLife Asia, based in Singapore, is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting plant science.

Being part of the global federation, CropLife International, we advocate crop protection and plant biotechnology to enhance sustainable farming and benefit farmers, governments, consumers, and the environment.

Sustainable agriculture means employing a wide range of solutions that incorporate nature and technology.

Vision and Mission

Our Vision

A region where productive food and agricultural systems – enabled through innovative crop science and technologies – contribute to improving food security and the living standards of all in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner.

Our Mission

CropLife Asia‘s mission is to help farmers grow sufficient amounts of food for a growing population through access to innovative technologies.

This means:

Growing more food for more people, on less land with greater efficiency to obtain a safe, secure food supply;
Practising crop protection, biotechnology and seeds stewardship for sustainable and safe farming and production while minimizing environmental impact; and
Protecting intellectual property to foster continuous innovation and its effective deployment for food, animal feed, fibre, and renewable energy.

Our Focus

July 20, 2017

Crop Protection

July 20, 2017

Plant Biotechnology and Seeds

July 20, 2017

Stewardship

July 20, 2017

Regulatory Affairs

July 20, 2017

Anti-Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property

May 6, 2014

Partnerships

CropLife Asia is governed by a Coordinating Council that is made up of representatives from member companies who are based in Asia. An annual general meeting is held with Office Bearers holding the positions highlighted below.

Alexander Berkovskiy, Syngenta
President

Malu Nachreiner, Bayer Crop Science

Simone Barg, BASF
Secretary

Pramod Thota, FMC Corporation
Treasurer

Rahoul Vijay Kumar, Corteva Agriscience
Ordinary member

TBD, Sumitomo Chemical
Ordinary member

CropLife Asia directs and supports all the activities of the CropLife Member Associations and the Plant Biotech Network across Asia Pacific.

The dedicated team is focused on promoting approaches that enhance sustainable agriculture in the interests of farmers, governments, consumers and the environment in conjunction with the efforts of our Member Companies.

Tan Siang Hee Executive Director	Ricky Ho Science & Regulatory Affairs Director
Sonny Tababa Biotechnology Affairs Director	Thelma Soriano Seed Regulatory Affairs Director
Duke Hipp Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships Director	Jenny Panopio Stewardship and Stakeholder Partnership Associate Director
June Lim Senior Accounts Executive	Hairiani Rashid Communications Officer

Our Organization

Our Organization
Member Companies

CropLife Asia Country Associations and Network

As a regional unit of CropLife International, a global federation of the plant science industry in over 90 countries, CropLife Asia supports the work of 15 member associations and is led by 6 member companies and 1 associate member company at the forefront of crop protection, seeds and/or biotechnology research and development.

CropLife International Global Network

CropLife Asia Member Companies

CropLife Asia advocates for the plant science industry in the Asia Pacific region. We are financially supported by six dedicated member companies that also assist with the advocacy activities and associated projects managed by the CropLife Asia team.

Each of these companies highlighted below are at the forefront of crop protection, seeds and/or biotechnology research and development.