Each year, Africa loses half of its harvest to pests (insects, pathogens, nematodes, weeds). To offset these losses and improve food security, pest management...
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Alternet and PEER webinar: Collective scientific expertise on the impacts of plant protection products on biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Opening Remarks by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the European Plenary Debate - Sustainable use of Plant Protection Products
Today, Member States did not reach the required qualified majority to renew or reject the approval of glyphosate during a vote at the Appeal Committee. This follows a previous vote...
Two newly released JRC reports describe case studies of how crops developed through gene editing could become celiac-safe or resistant to disease and allow...
Opening Remarks by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the Agrifish Council - Report on the Regulation on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products
Emerging fungal and oomycete pathogens infect staple calorie crops and economically important commodity crops, thereby posing a significant risk to global food security. Our...
Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge to the world’s biosphere and to the global community. It also represents a unique challenge for plant health. Human activities and increased market...
Pesticides and their use are regulated at EU level. Directive 2009/128/EC ('SUD') of the European Parliament and the Council establishes a framework to achieve sustainable use of pesticides that are...
Mycotoxigenic fungi and their toxins are a global concern, causing huge economic and health impacts in developing countries such as Ethiopia, where the mycotoxin control system...