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President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has issued a Mission Letter to the Commissioner-designate for Health and Animal Welfare requiring him to focus on “the accelerated use of bio-controls”. On 17 September, Ursula von der Leyen revealed the goals for each of the Commissioner-designates and their portfolios. In particular, accelerating biocontrol and delivering the […]
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Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture includes Biocontrol in its Recommendations
IBMA welcomes the inclusion of biocontrol in the recommendations for transitioning to sustainable food systems in the Strategic Dialogue report. This speaks for the crucial role biocontrol plays in the future of agriculture and reflects the input IBMA provided in the consultation process. The Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture brought together 29 […]
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How we can leverage European Commission priorities to accelerate the uptake of biocontrol
In June 2024, the European Council, the institution that defines the general political direction and priorities of the European Union, published its broad strategic priorities for 2024-2029. Subsequently, Ursula von der Leyen outlined political guidelines on which she secured her re-election for a second term as president of the European Commission. Overall, the political […]
The European Union is now actively discussing with Member States the inclusion of a biocontrol definition in the Uniform Principles for the evaluation of Plant Protection Products. This step could unlock the full potential of biocontrol, making European agriculture greener, more competitive, and more innovative. In her political guidelines for the European Commission 2024-2029, President […]
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Do you need to secure funding for a biocontrol innovation? Then participate in the ABIM Call for Pitches
Attention Agripreneurs! Do you need to secure funding for a biocontrol innovation? Then participate in the Call for Pitches, a unique opportunity at ABIM in partnership with AgBioScout. The submission process is open until 5 September. The pitching sessions will take place on 23 October 2024, at ABIM in Basel, Switzerland. A total of twelve companies […]
IBMA participated in the Biopesticides Working Group meeting organised by DG SANTE on 10-11 June 2024. We gave 6 presentations that shared IBMA positions and contributions to various topics of concern for the industry. We also responded to DG SANTE initiatives such as the new provisions on microbial consortia. IBMA presented the ZAPID outcomes and […]
Jennifer Lewis, IBMA Executive Director was invited by Western Growers to speak on a regulatory panel about the European regulatory situation, alongside US Environmental Protection Agency, Terry Stone, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency and regulatory specialists from Latin America. It is notable that the bottlenecks due to lack of evaluation resources (money and skills) for […]
During the AGRIFISH Council meeting on 24 June, a consensus was not reached among Member States regarding the ‘Council Conclusions on the Future of Agriculture.’ Out of 27 Member States, 25 supported the text, with Romania (RO) opposing and Slovenia (SL) abstaining. Both RO and SL criticized the ‘external convergence’ clause within the Common Agricultural […]
Following its Strategy Council Day in June, IBMA met civil servants of the European Commission Secretariat General working on the coordination of Green Deal policies where we underlined the need for the next European Commission (EC) to prioritize biocontrol in the coming Work Programme. We referred to the relevant outcomes of the last mandate for […]
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IBMA Belgium presents at Farming Without Harming: Policy Action for Resilient Agriculture
Following the first AGM of IBMA Belgium, Raffael Buonatesta ( former) IBMA Belgium Chair and CEO of Fytofend spoke at an event hosted by Pesticide Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, the European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility and Agroecology Europe to discuss ways forward for resilient agriculture. The event […]