Can Europe help feed a growing population while reducing the impact of agriculture on climate and biodiversity? Can farmers produce enough food without pesticides? Can pesticides be part of intelligent pest control, using new and innovative technologies? Find out more later in the webinar “Pesticides and a Resilient Food System”.
The debate on pesticide use is becoming increasingly contentious in Europe. As part of the Green Deal initiative launched in December last year, the European Commission is reviewing the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive. But this is an effort that only leads to a more fundamental discussion about the sustainable use of pesticides.
In this fundamental discussion, questions arise such as: can Europe help feed a growing population and keep farmers in business, while reducing the impact of agriculture on the climate and biodiversity? Can farmers produce enough food without pesticides? Can pesticides be part of smart pest management, which uses new and innovative technologies?
On the first anniversary of the Green Deal, Bayer is promoting an Oxford-style webinar on resilience, where two teams will ‘face off’, with the motion for the debate being “Pesticides are not necessary for a resilient food system in the European Union”.
Register to watch. The debate starts today at 16:45 (Portuguese time).
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