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作物永續發展協會亞洲分會對越南政府禁用嘉磷塞之回應
CropLife Asia Reacts to Vietnam Decision to Ban Glyphosate

Singapore, 10 April 2019 – In response to today’s announcement that the Vietnam Government will place a ban on the crop protection product known as glyphosate, CropLife Asia, the regional voice of the plant science industry, issued the following statement.
新加坡，2019年四月十日。作物永續發展協會亞洲分會為區域之植物科學產業發聲，對於今日越南政府公布禁用農用藥劑-嘉磷塞，發表以下聲明。

The decision to take a safe and effective herbicide like glyphosate out of the hands of farmers signals a detour from the great progress and advancements made by Vietnam agriculture in this young century.
此決定移除了農民手上安全有效的除草劑-嘉磷塞，代表著此世紀初越南農業創造的偉大進程與進步從此繞道而行。

Most discouraging in today’s decision is the process that yielded it. There were no consultations with the nation’s farmers and larger agricultural sector; no discussions with national or global experts; and no new scientific data to support taking this detour.
然而最讓人感到沮喪的是產生此決策的過程。沒有任何與農民及廣大農業相關產業的對話，沒有與國內及國際專家討論也沒有任何新的科學證據足以支持此決策。

To the contrary, the overwhelming evidence strongly supports ensuring Vietnam’s 25 million farmers continue to have access to safe and effective herbicides like glyphosate. A study recently conducted by the United Kingdom’s PG Economics Limited indicates farmers across Asia, including Vietnam, would see significant input cost increases if restrictions on glyphosate were put in place. Specifically, PG Economics estimates additional weed control costs for Asia’s farmers without the benefits of glyphosate would tally between US$1.4 and US$1.9 billion.
相反地，卻有許多強而有力的證據支持越南兩百五十萬的農民應該擁有安全有效的除草劑-嘉磷塞。最近，英國 PG Economics Limited的報告指出，若亞洲對於嘉磷塞的監管愈趨嚴格，將會造成包括越南在內的亞洲農民生產成本大幅上升。他們特別估算，若失去嘉磷塞亞洲農民因雜草管理需額外付出十四億到十九億美金的成本。

Meanwhile, more than 800 comprehensive scientific studies around the world have been conducted on glyphosate. The result is a very strong safety profile over the course of four decades that has enabled its approval for use in more than 160 countries globally. Some of the higher-profile regulatory agencies which have repeatedly found it safe for use include: the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA); the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA); the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Australia Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA); and the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residue.
同時，全世界有超過800份關於嘉磷塞的完整科學研究報告。超過四十年之使用歷史皆指出嘉磷塞非常安全的特性，使其能於全球超過160個國家通過申請。有些國際知名的監管機構亦重覆證明其使用上的安全性，像是:歐洲化學品管理局、歐洲食品安全局、美國國家環境保護局、澳洲農藥及動物用藥管理局還有聯合國糧農組織與世界衛生組織於農藥殘留量的聯合會議。

CropLife Asia will continue to pledge its partnership with the nation’s government and food value chain stakeholders in the shared journey ahead; and we will also remain steadfast in our commitment to Vietnam Farmers in ensuring their access to safe and effective plant science technology.
作物永續發展協會亞洲分會在未來的道路上會持續維持與國家政府及食品產業供應鏈利害相關者
之夥伴關係；我們也堅定的承諾越南農民，確保他們能夠取得安全且有效的植物科技。

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About CropLife Asia
關於作物永續發展協會亞洲分會
CropLife Asia is a non-profit society and the regional organization of CropLife International, the voice of the global plant science industry.  We advocate a safe, secure food supply, and our vision is food security enabled by innovative agriculture.  CropLife Asia supports the work of 15 member associations across the continent and is led by six member companies at the forefront of crop protection, seeds and/or biotechnology research and development.  For more information, visit us at www.croplifeasia.org. 
作物永續發展協會亞洲分會是作物永續發展協會國際總會之區域分會；為一非營利組織，為全球植物科技產業發聲。我們提倡充足且安全無虞的糧食供給，且由創新的農業科技達到此長遠目標。六大會員公司基於在作物保護、種子和生物技術最前線的研究開發，帶領作物永續發展協會亞洲分會支持區域間15個國家分會事務。請造訪我們的網站www.croplifeasia.org以獲得更多資訊。
For more information please contact:
如需更多資訊，請洽:
Duke Hipp                                                       
Director, Public Affairs                                            
CropLife Asia
20 Malacca Street
#06-00 Malacca Center
Singapore 048979
Tel: (65) 6221 1615                                                                       
duke.hipp@croplifeasia.org