26 une 2024, Brussels
Pesticide Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility and Agroecology Europe organised a hybrid event “Farming without harming: Feeding policy action for resilient agriculture”.
The aim of the event is to gather policymakers, scientists, farmers, and civil society to highlight the potential of agroecological systems and integrated pest management to decrease pesticide dependency and transition towards more resilient food systems.
Long-term sustainable farming systems depend on natural pest control, pollinators, and living soils. Farmers across Europe show that the implementation of crop rotation and strip cropping, soil health, ecological infrastructure, and biodiversity lowers pesticide dependency, enhances water infiltration, and decreases drought stress and erosion, while securing good and stable yields.
Pesticide use poses an urgent and far-reaching problem: the harm to human health and ecosystems is high, leading to extensive societal costs. The reduction of pesticides is a cornerstone of the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy, and a demand from two European Citizens’ initiatives. Reducing pesticide use should be a top priority for the incoming European Commission, Parliament, and Presidency handed over from Belgium to Hungary. This event will focus on Integrated Pest Management and agroecological practices as the cornerstone of resilient farming systems and decreased pesticide dependency.
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