Sustainable agriculture through novel pesticides using an integrated approach

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Sustainable agriculture through novel pesticides using an integrated approach

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Abstract (Englisch)	Safe and secure food production is central to the European Farm to Fork policy. However, secure crop production still depends on thewidespread use of chemical pesticides, which is associated with negative impacts on the environment and human health. Diminishing useof so-called ‘candidates for substitution’ identified in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is of particular importance for combating harmfuleffects. SAGROPIA employs integrated pest management (IPM) to demonstrate substitution and reduction of chemical pesticides in thecultivation of potato and sugar beet. These row crops are prone to diseases such as early and late blight and cercospora leaf spot andto pests such as nematodes and the Colorado beetle. SAGROPIA will bring forward thirteen biological and low-risk pesticides fromthree company partners with the aim to replace several ‘candidates for substitution’ active substances , including the nematicide oxamyland the fungicides difenoconazole, fluopicolide and metalaxyl. It also aims to reduce overall use of ‘candidates for substitution’ copperand insecticides pirimicarb, lambda-cyhalothrin and esfenvalerate by at least 50%. SAGROPIA’s approach combines several biocontrolsolutions that, individually, have already proven activity on specialty crops and are close to market. SAGROPIA solutions are formulated,production is upscaled, and their mode of action is being studied. To grant affordability and ready acceptance by farmers, SAGROPIAenvisions not simple replacement of chemical pesticides but incorporation of its solutions into innovative, comprehensive IPM strategies.Effectiveness will be demonstrated in participatory real life-trials performed in five potato and sugar beet growing European regions withactive participation and engagement of farmers. Thorough sustainability assessments will give account of economic feasibility and showimproved performance in terms of natural resources, people and the environment, besides preparing novel solutions.

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Safe and secure food production is central to the European Farm to Fork policy. However, secure crop production still depends on thewidespread use of chemical pesticides, which is associated with negative impacts on the environment and human health. Diminishing useof so-called ‘candidates for substitution’ identified in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is of particular importance for combating harmfuleffects. SAGROPIA employs integrated pest management (IPM) to demonstrate substitution and reduction of chemical pesticides in thecultivation of potato and sugar beet. These row crops are prone to diseases such as early and late blight and cercospora leaf spot andto pests such as nematodes and the Colorado beetle. SAGROPIA will bring forward thirteen biological and low-risk pesticides fromthree company partners with the aim to replace several ‘candidates for substitution’ active substances , including the nematicide oxamyland the fungicides difenoconazole, fluopicolide and metalaxyl. It also aims to reduce overall use of ‘candidates for substitution’ copperand insecticides pirimicarb, lambda-cyhalothrin and esfenvalerate by at least 50%. SAGROPIA’s approach combines several biocontrolsolutions that, individually, have already proven activity on specialty crops and are close to market. SAGROPIA solutions are formulated,production is upscaled, and their mode of action is being studied. To grant affordability and ready acceptance by farmers, SAGROPIAenvisions not simple replacement of chemical pesticides but incorporation of its solutions into innovative, comprehensive IPM strategies.Effectiveness will be demonstrated in participatory real life-trials performed in five potato and sugar beet growing European regions withactive participation and engagement of farmers. Thorough sustainability assessments will give account of economic feasibility and showimproved performance in terms of natural resources, people and the environment, besides preparing novel solutions.