exact goals<\/a> your agency recently highlighted on World Food Day.<\/p>\nWe strongly urge you to reconsider and discontinue this deeply inappropriate alliance with CropLife.<\/p>\n
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Sincerely,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Million Belay, General Coordinator
\nAlliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)<\/p>\n
David Azoulay, Environmental Health Program Director
\nCenter for International Environmental Law (CIEL)<\/p>\n
Ana Maria Suarez Franco, Executive Coordination Team
\nFIAN International<\/p>\n
Kirtana Chandrasekaran and Martin Drago, Food Sovereignty Program Coordinators
\nFriends of the Earth International<\/p>\n
Sophia Murphy, Executive Director
\nInstitute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)<\/p>\n
Andrea Carmen, Executive Director
\nInternational Indian Treaty Council (IITC)<\/p>\n
Pam Miller and Tadesse Amera, Co-Chairs
\nInternational Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)<\/p>\n
Sue Longley, General Secretary
\nInternational Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF)<\/p>\n
Kristin Schafer, Coordinator
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) International<\/p>\n
Laurent Gaberell, Agriculture and Food Expert
\nPublic Eye<\/p>\n
Chee Yoke Ling, Executive Director
\nThird World Network<\/p>\n
On behalf of the undersigned civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations:<\/strong><\/p>\nInternational & Regional Organizations<\/em>
\nActionAid
\nCIDSE
\nEcoropa
\nETC Group
\nFood & Water Action Europe
\nFoodwatch
\nGRAIN
\nGreenpeace International
\nGrupo de Trabajo Agroecolog\u00eda Pol\u00edtica del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)
\nHealth and Environment Justice Support
\nIndigenous Environmental Network
\nOxfam International
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) Africa
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia Pacific
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) North America
\nRed de Acci\u00f3n en Plaguicidas y sus Alternativas de Am\u00e9rica Latina (RAPAL)
\nSociedad Cient\u00edfica Latinoamericana de Agroecolog\u00eda (SOCLA)
\nUnited Confederation of Ta\u00edno People
\nWater Justice and Gender<\/p>\nArgentina<\/em>
\nAcci\u00f3n por la Biodiversidad
\nC\u00e1tedra Libre de Soberan\u00eda Alimentaria – Universidad Nacional de La Platad
\nEcos de Saladillo
\nGlobal Catholic Climate Movement, Argentina Chapter
\nGrupo de Ecolog\u00eda del Paisaje y Medido Ambiente (GEPAMA), Universidad de Buenos Aires
\nInstituto Nacional de Tecnolog\u00eda Agropecuria (INTA)
\nLos Caminos de la Agricultura
\nNaturaleza de Derechos
\nPro Eco Grupo Ecologista – Asociaci\u00f3n Civil
\nRAAD
\nTaller Ecologista<\/p>\nAustralia<\/em>
\nNational Toxics Network Australia<\/p>\nAustria<\/em>
\n\u00d6BV – Via Campesina Austria<\/p>\nBahrain<\/em>
\nEnvironment Friends Society<\/p>\nBelgium<\/em>
\nCorporate Europe Observatory
\nHealth and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
\nFIMARC<\/p>\nBenin<\/em>
\nCiradd-ong
\nJinukun \/ F\u00e9d\u00e9racion AgroEcologique B\u00e9nin
\nLa Grande Puissance de Dieu
\nOrganisation B\u00e9ninoise pour la Promotion de l\u2019Agriculture Biologique (OBEPAB)<\/em><\/p>\nBolivia <\/em>
\nComunidad de Estudios Jaina<\/p>\nBrazil<\/em>
\nAgapan
\nAlian\u00e7a para Alimenta\u00e7\u00e3o Saud\u00e1vel
\nArticula\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Agroecologia
\nAssocia\u00e7\u00e3o Brasielira de Agroecologia\/aba-agroecologia
\nAssocia\u00e7\u00e3o Casa da Videira
\nAssocia\u00e7\u00e3o de Combate aos Poluentes
\nBrazilian Institute for Consumers Protection
\nCampanha Permanente contra os agrot\u00f3xicos e pela vida
\nCastilla Consultoria
\nCiclovida – LifeCycle
\nFLD-COMIN-CAPA
\nF\u00f3rum Mudan\u00e7as Clim\u00e1ticas e Justi\u00e7a Socioambiental
\nInstituto de Bien Estar
\nInstituto Maniva
\nLopez Fonzaghi FLC
\nMarcha Mundial por Justica Clim\u00e1tica\/Marcha Mundial do Clima
\nMovimento Nacional Contra Corrup\u00e7\u00e3o e pela Democracia
\nMovimento Urbano de Agroecologia
\nMovimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra
\nTerra de Direitos
\nToxisphera Environmental Health Association
\nUFAPE<\/p>\nBurkino Faso<\/em>
\nAssociation Yelemani
\nF\u00e9deration Nationale des Organisations Paysannes
\nTerre A Vie<\/p>\nCameroon<\/em>
\nResearch and Education Centre for Development (CREPD)
\nFront Africain pour le D\u00e9fense de la Nature et de l’Homme
\nCHASAADD-M<\/p>\nCanada<\/em>
\nCanadian Biotechnology Action Network
\nClimate Emergency Institute
\nDaraja Press
\nFood Systems Roundtable Waterloo Region
\nGE Free Comox Valley, British Columbia
\nKids Right To Know
\nLush Cosmetics
\nNational Farmers Union
\nNature’s Path Foods Inc.
\nNo More GMOs – Toronto
\nPeas in a Pod Films
\nSafe Food Matters Inc.
\nSeedChange
\nSocio-Economic And Environmental Development Solutions (SEEDS)
\nToronto Non-GMO Coalition
\nVigilance OGM<\/p>\nChile<\/em>
\nAgrupaci\u00f3n de peque\u00f1os regantes y no regantes del r\u00edo Mostazal
\nAlianza por una Mejor Calidad de Vida
\nCAC Ovalle
\nCentro de Educaci\u00f3n y Tecnolog\u00eda, Chilo\u00e9
\nComit\u00e9 Socioambiental Coordinador Feminista 8M
\nCooperativa La Cacerola
\nCooperativa Semilla Austral
\nExige Vivir Sano
\nLaboratorio de agroecolog\u00eda
\nObservatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales OLCA
\nParticular
\nRed de Acci\u00f3n por los Derechos Ambientales RADA
\nRed por la Defensa de los Territorios, RDT Araucania
\nSemilla austral
\nValles en Movimiento<\/p>\nColombia<\/em>
\nAsociaci\u00f3n de Trabajo Interdisciplinario – ATI
\nFundaexpresion<\/p>\nCosta Rica<\/em>
\nAgropecuaria Colibri<\/p>\nDemocratic Republic of Congo<\/em>
\nFront Commun pour la Protection de l’Environnement et des Espaces Prot\u00e9g\u00e9s<\/p>\nEcuador<\/em>
\nChaupi Molino
\nFundaci\u00f3n EkoRural
\nNaturaleza con Derechos
\nQue Rico Es Comer Sano y de Nuestra Tierra
\nRed de Guardianes de Semillas
\nRed por una Am\u00e9rica Latina Libre de Transg\u00e9nicos<\/p>\nEl Salvador<\/em>
\nEl Salvadorian<\/em> Center for Appropriate Technologies (CESTA FOE)<\/p>\nEthiopia<\/em>
\nEthiopian Society for Consumer Protection
\nMELCA-Ethiopia
\nPAN Ethiopia
\nPELUM Ethiopia<\/p>\nFrance<\/em>
\nCCFD-Terre Solidaire
\nCoordination SUD
\nEngineers Without Borders – Agriculture and Food sovereignty
\nG\u00e9n\u00e9rations Futures
\nGroupe de Recherches et d’Echanges Technologiques (GRET)
\nJustice Pesticides
\nLa Maison de l\u2019Artemisia
\nSOL, Alternatives Agro\u00e9cologiques et Solidaires
\nUrgenci International CSA Network<\/p>\nGeorgia<\/em>
\nBiological Farming Association Elkana<\/p>\nGermany<\/em>
\nAssociation of Ethical Shareholders Germany
\nCoordination Gegen Bayer-Gefahren
\nGerman NGO Forum on Environment and Development
\nINKOTA\u00a0 Netzwerk
\nM\u00e9xico v\u00eda Berl\u00edn, e.V.
\nPartner Suedmexikos e.V.
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) Germany
\nStarfish Organic
\nUmweltinstitut M\u00fcnchen e.V.<\/p>\nGhana<\/em>
\nAbibinsroma Foundation
\nFood Sovereignty Ghana<\/p>\nGuatamala<\/em>
\nInternational Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI)
\nMovimiento Agroecologico de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe (MAELA)<\/p>\nGuinea<\/em>
\nCarbone Guin\u00e9e<\/p>\nIndia<\/em>
\nASHA-Kisan Swaraj (Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture)
\nDoctors for Food Safety and Biosafety 2) Initiative for Health & Equity in Society
\nJagori Rural
\nKalanjium Women Farmers Organisation
\nKalpavriksh
\nLiving Farms
\nNavAnubhuti Welfare Society
\nNavdanya International
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) India
\nRasthria Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union
\nSalt Films
\nSociety for Rural Education and Development
\nSunray Harvesters
\nThe Sahayak Trust
\nWomen’s Collective<\/p>\nItaly<\/em>
\nMigos MST Italia
\nParma Sostenibile
\nSchola Campesin
\nSociety for International Development
\nSociety for New Initiatives and Activities (SONIA) for a Just New World<\/p>\nIvory Coast<\/em>
\nJeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement<\/p>\nJamaica<\/em>
\nThe Caribbean Poison Information Network<\/p>\nJapan<\/em>
\nConsumers Union of Japan<\/p>\nKenya<\/em>
\nCommon Ground for Africa
\nHaki Nawiri Afrika<\/p>\nKyrgyzstan<\/em>
\nAgency for Development Initiatives (ADI)<\/p>\nLiberia<\/em>
\nFaith and Justice Network
\nRural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment<\/p>\nLuxembourg<\/em>
\nAction Solidarit\u00e9 Tiers Monde (ASTM)
\nCercle de Coop\u00e9ration des ONGD du Luxembourg
\nNatur and Emwelt a.s.b.l.
\nSOS Faim Luxembourg<\/p>\nMalaysia<\/em>
\nConsumers’ Association of Penang
\nSahabat Alam Malaysia (Friends of the Earth)
\nSustainable Development Network Malaysia<\/p>\nMauritania<\/em>
\nCERAI<\/p>\nMexico<\/em>
\nAcademia Mexicana de Derecho Ambiental
\nAsamblea de los Pueblos Indigenas por la Soberania Alimentaria A.C
\nAsociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Empresas Comercializadoras de Productores del Campo (ANEC)
\nCampesinos en la Lucha Agraria SC de RL de CV
\nCasa Cem- Vias Verdes A.C.
\nCentro de Investigaci\u00f3n Laboral y Asesor\u00eda Sindical (CILAS)
\nFronteras Comunes
\nGrupo de Estudios Ambientales (GEA)
\nMaela Mexico
\nObservatorio Universitario de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional del Estado de Guanajuato
\nRed de Accion sobre Plaguicidas y sus Alternativas en m\u00e9xico (RAPAM\/ Pesticide Action Network Mexico)
\nRed de alternativas sustentables agropecuarias de Jalisco
\nRed Mexicana de Periodistas Ambientales
\nReLANS
\nVia Organica<\/p>\nMorocco<\/em>
\nCoordinadora Ecologica Casablancaca<\/p>\nMozambique<\/em>
\nAlternactiva – Ac\u00e7\u00e3o pela Emancipa\u00e7\u00e3o Social
\nJustica Ambiental<\/p>\nNepal<\/em>
\nSolidarity of South Asian Farmers and Producers
\nYouth For Environment Education And Development Foundation (YFEED Foundation)<\/p>\nNetherlands<\/em>
\nBoth ENDS
\nWomen Engage for a Common Future (WECF)<\/p>\nNew Zealand<\/em>
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) Aotearoa<\/p>\nNigeria<\/em>
\nHealth of Mother Earth Foundation<\/p>\nNorway<\/em>
\nBERAS International Foundation<\/p>\nPakistan<\/em>
\nPakistan Fisher Folk Forum<\/p>\nParaguay<\/em>
\nSociedad Cient\u00edfica de Agroecolog\u00eda, Agricultura Familiar Campesina y Econom\u00eda Solidaria (SOCAAFES)\\
\nSociedad de Estudios Rurales y Cultura Popular (SER)<\/p>\nPeru<\/em>
\nALSAKUY Agroecol\u00f3gica<\/p>\nPhilippines<\/em>
\nAction Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group)
\nIFOAM Asia Inc
\nPeople’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS)
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) Philippines<\/p>\nSenegal<\/em>
\nFahamu
\nF\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Agro-Pasteurs de Diender (FAPD)
\nNous Sommes la Solution – C\u00e9l\u00e9brons l’Agriculture familiale Africaine
\nR\u00e9seau National des Femmes Rurales du S\u00e9n\u00e9gak<\/p>\nSerbia<\/em>
\nEnvironmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development<\/p>\nSouth Africa<\/em>
\nAfrican Centre for Biodiversity
\nBiological Systems Consulting & Research
\nBiowatch South Africa
\nCenter for Integrated and Post-School Education and Training (CIPSET)
\nEkogaia Foundation
\nGMO Poison Free Zones South Africa
\nMasifundise
\nMichael Hall Photography
\nPGS South Africa
\nSustaining the Wild Coast
\nSouth African Organic Sector Organization (SAOSO)
\nSouthern African Rural Women’s Assembly<\/p>\nSpain<\/em>
\nAgroecosystems History Lab<\/p>\nSwitzerland<\/em>
\nBread for all
\nFastenopfer
\nLandwirtschaft mit Zukunft\/Agriculture du futur
\nSolidar Suisse
\nSWISSAID
\nSwiss Technology Production<\/p>\nTanzania<\/em>
\nTanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO)<\/p>\nThailand<\/em>
\nEcological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH)<\/p>\nTunisia<\/em>
\nAssociation de l\u2019Education Environnementale pour les Futures G\u00e9n\u00e9rations
\nAssociation Pour la Protection de l’Environnement et le Developpement Durable de Bizerte
\nAssociation Tunisienne d\u2019Agricuilture Environmentale<\/p>\nUganda<\/em>
\nBio Vision Africa (BIVA)<\/p>\nUkraine<\/em>
\nChemical Safety Agency<\/p>\nUnited Kingdom<\/em>
\nAG Young & Sons
\nBanana Link
\nBat Conservation Trust
\nBuglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust
\nClimate & Ecological Emergency Bill Alliance (CEE Bill)
\nEcoNexus
\nGarden Organic, UK
\nGM Freeze
\nGMWatch
\nOrganic Farmers & Growers CIC
\nPesticide Action Network (PAN) UK
\nSoil Association
\nThe Gaia Foundation<\/p>\nUnited States<\/em>
\nAgroecology Fund
\nAlaska Community Action on Toxics
\nAlianza Nacional de Campesinas
\nAlliance for Natural Health
\nBeyond Pesticides
\nBeyond Toxics
\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
\nCaribbean Agroecology Institute
\nCenter for Biological Diversity
\nCenter for Food Safety
\nCenter of Southwest Culture, Inc.
\nChiron Communications – Deep Agroecology
\nClean Power Lake County
\nCommunity Agroecology Network
\nCommunity Alliance for Global Justice
\nCR Research\/Consulting
\nCrossroads Community Food Network
\nData for Justice
\nEarthjustice
\nEnvironmental & Public Health Consulting
\nFamily Farm Defenders
\nFarm And Ranch Freedom Alliance
\nFarm Women United
\nFarmer and Cook
\nFarms Not Arms
\nFarmworker Association of Florida
\nFood & Water Action
\nFriends of the Earth U.S.
\nGMO Free USA\/Toxin Free USA
\nGroundswell International
\nHanover Co-op Food Stores of New Hampshire & Vermont
\nInformed Green Solutions
\nInternational Organic Inspectors Association
\nJ Langevin Consulting
\nKansas Rural Center
\nMaine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
\nMaryknoll Office for Global Concerns
\nMaryland Pesticide Education Network
\nMaterial Research L3C
\nMichigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance
\nMontana Organic Association
\nNational Family Farm Coalition
\nNational Organic Coalition
\nNatural Resources Defense Council
\nNell Newman Foundation
\nNortheast Organic Farming Association-Interstate Council
\nNortheast Organic Farming Association, Mass. Chapter (NOFA\/Mass)
\nNortheast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY)
\nNorthwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
\nOccidental Arts and Ecology Center
\nOhio Ecological Food and Farm Association
\nOrganic Advocacy
\nOrganic Consumers Association
\nOrganic Seed Alliance
\nOrganizaci\u00f3n Boricu\u00e1 de Agricultura Ecol\u00f3gica de Puerto Rico, CLOC-LVC
\nPeople and Pollinators Action Network
\nPointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe
\nPollinate Minnesota
\nPollinator Stewardship Council
\nReal Food Media
\nRegeneration International (RI)
\nResilience Project
\nSalem Community Gardens
\nSchaghticoke First Nations
\nScience and Environmental Health Network
\nSeed the Commons
\nStraus Family Creamery
\nSustainable Agriculture of Louisville (SAL)
\nThe A Team Foundation
\nThe Oakland Institute
\nToxic Free NC
\nTransformations CDC
\nTribal Link Foundation
\nUrgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights
\nVermont Farmers Food Center
\nWashington Biotechnology Action Council
\nWomen’s Voices for the Earth
\nXerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
\nZigbone Farm Retreat<\/p>\nUruguay<\/em>
\nRed de Acci\u00f3n en Plaguicidas y sus Alternativas de Am\u00e9rica Latina (RAPAL) Uruguay<\/p>\nVenezuela<\/em>
\nFundacion Aguaclara
\nInparques
\nInstituto para la Producci\u00f3n e Investigaci\u00f3n de la Agricultura Tropical (IPIAT)<\/p>\nZambia<\/em>
\nMijarc
\nReSCOPE Programme
\nZambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity<\/p>\nZimbabwe<\/em>
\nNjeremoto Biodiversity Institute (NBI-Zimbabwe)
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