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At the 17th edition of ABIM, co-organized by FiBL and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), representatives of the biocontrol industry met from 24-26 October 2022. This worldwide event for the biocontrol industry took place live in Basel again. More than 1550 participants from 53 nations were able to network together, face to face, as […]
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Bernard Blum Award 2022 Gold Winner is Pronemite by Biobest
We have Bernard Blum Award 2022 Winners! The best biocontrol product of the year is Pronemite by Biobest. The awardees have been announced at ABIM 2022 where David Cary, Member of the ABIM Executive Board and Owen Jones (Chair of the Bernard Blum Award judging panel) have presented the 2022 Bernard Blum Award short list success stories and the winning entry […]
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IBMA, PAN Europe, IOBC-WPRS, National Council of Republic Slovenia Symposium “Ecological transition starts with agronomy, increasing IPM uptake with biocontrol and significant pesticide dependency reductions”
Invitation for 20th October 2022, from 9.00 to 12.00: Dear Madam, Dear Sir, PAN Europe, National Council of Republic Slovenia, IBMA and IOBC-WPRS are glad to invite you to the symposium Ecological transition starts with agronomy, increasing IPM uptake with biocontrol and significant pesticide dependency reductions on Thursday, the 20th of October 2022, from 09:00 to 12:00 […]
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Achieve food security in challenging times: SURf the biocontrol wave!
Urgent call for more alternatives: we all need fast-track biocontrol authorisation to achieve 2030 pesticide goals For immediate release Brussels, 13th October 2022: A European Parliament seminar hosted by MEP Martin Hlaváček and co-organised by the International Biocontrol Manufacturers association (IBMA) and the Microbial Task Force, is addressing today the question : how policy makers […]
Dear Members,I hope you and your families are all well. I would like to invite you to the 2022 AutumnGeneral Assembly (AGM) of IBMA. The meeting will be held in the Montreal Auditorium onthe 2nd floor of the Messe Congress Centre, Basel Switzerland. In light of travel restrictions,due to COVID 19 and in accordance with […]
The EU Farm to Fork Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation Proposal (SUR) finally focuses on biological control. But how to achieve fast-track biocontrol authorisation including microbials? Invitation for 13th October 2022:Seminar on fast-track Biocontrol authorisation – in the European Parliament and online Dear Madam, dear Sir, We have the pleasure to invite you to the […]
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IBMA position on the SUR proposal
Discover here IBMA Position on the Sustainable use of PPPs Regulation proposal. IBMA welcomes that the Directive is being upgraded to a Regulation, which will certainly give it an implementation force that is quite different to its previous position as a Directive. IBMA also welcomes the coherence with the CAP Strategic Plans as MSs may […]
Dear IBMA Member, We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Belzunces joins IBMA as IBMA Technical Project Manager. Jeremy Belzunces has a background in policy and diplomatic work in Brussels. Jeremy worked for six years as a Policy Advisor in EU Agricultural Affairs for the Agricultural Department of the diplomatic Mission of Israel to the […]
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IBMA Reaction to the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also known as microbials) used in plant protection products
IBMA welcomes the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also known as microbials) used in plant protection products. IBMA would like to underline the following points: IBMA appreciates that the weight of evidence approach can replace the systematic use of animal studies to address toxicity and pathogenicity end points. Biology and ecology […]
Following the deadline of 15 July, there have been no nominations for IBMA Treasurer. In the absence of nominations by the deadline, the IBMA Board has agreed to extend the deadline for nominations for Treasurer until 16 September 2022. Call for Candidates IBMA would like to invite nominations for the following vacancy on our Board […]