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n German regulatory authorities work plan. Some decisions scheduled for
have suspended the registration of the second quarter of fiscal 2008 have
eight insecticidal seed treatments been delayed until the third quarter.
New trends in data management German agrochemical sales by volume (tonnes ai)
Data management in the plant protection industry is driven by the evolution we can see in 2006 % change 2007
IT, with computers now faster, more mobile and with the ability to store large amounts of
Herbicides 15,752 + 4.5 16,462
data. The evolution of the crop protection business, with CROs now taking a larger part of
Fungicides 9,501 +15.3 10,959
the field work, is also having an impact.
Insecticides 845 +54.8 1,308
Software for data analysis is now easier to use, with new functionalities and new options,
Others 3,482 + 0.1 3,484
offering access to more and more information and reference lists. Updates of lists and of Total 29,580 + 8.9 32,213
software are now much easier through the internet.
Source: IVA.
Ten years ago, each CRO was trying to personalise the way data was handled, reported
and presented. We can now see some harmonisation across companies in the way data is over concerns of damage to bees. The n The US EPA has finalised its risk
captured and reported in the industry. The fact that most of the work is no longer handled German federal office for consumer mitigation measures for a group
internally, but is generally contracted to others is certainly part of this trend. protection and food safety, the BVL, of ten rodenticides as part of the
has suspended the registration of: re-registration process. The measures
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email, servers, websites, with files always larger and more complete.
effect on May 15th and cover the sale,
import and use of the seed treatments. n The US EPA plans to develop a
Correct data management, well documented and properly applied is one of the main
pilot internet-based pesticide label
requirements of the various quality systems put in place around the registration process.
REST Of WORLD distribution system in 2009. The
Companies and CROs are well aware of that, spending time and money every year to review
new approach is aimed at eventually
and to improve their procedures. Time invested for a better quality and a better service
n The US EPA’s Office of Pesticide replacing paper-based labelling for
initially, which can ultimately save critical time when creating reports and summaries, and
Programs (OPP) has scheduled a agricultural and specialty pesticides.
when decisions need to be taken.
registration decision for BASF’s herbicide, The topic was discussed at the EPA’s
With the enlargement of the EU, and the globalisation of information, there is also more
saflufenacil, for the third quarter of Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
data available, but it needs to be exchanged in a proper format and treated homogeneously.
fiscal 2009. Including import tolerances, meeting this month and at the CropLife
the OPP has so far scheduled decisions America/Informa conference in April.
Equipment for data collection in the field is also changing, even if the market remains
for seven new active ingredients
heterogeneous. Even if some DOS applications developed 10 years ago are still running,
for the year to 30 September 2009. n The global agrochemical market in
some new devices like PDAs or mobile phones can now be used, or some other more robust
Registration decisions for four of the 2007 grew by 7.8% over the previous
tools, allowing data to be sent directly from the field to their final destination where they
nine ais scheduled for fiscal 2008 were year to reach USUS$33,200 million,
can be read, stored and backed up.
outstanding in late May, according to according to the German agrochemical
The main target remains to be able to enter a data point only once and then to make sure
the OPP’s latest update of its registration industry association, the IVA. The EU
that this value is transmitted as soon and as fast as possible to its final destination
Global agrochemical market share by region
without having to be retyped. This may be reports, individual trial files or summaries, which
could be in your own or your client’s database. Region Market share
Europe (EU 27) 25%
Databases and a better connectivity between the various tools are critical to this operation.
Asia (including Oceania) 23%
DDM s.p.r.l. is a Belgian company offering services around data management for field NAFTA 22%
trialists in the south of Europe. Services include training, data entry, support and
Latin America (not including Mexico) 19%
consultancy.
Eastern Europe (non EU) 7%
For more information, please contact François Mercken at
francois@ddmdata.be or visit
Africa 4%
www.ddmdata.be Source: IVA.
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