by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Germany<\/strong> is betting on integrated pest management with the goal of reducing pesticide use in the country by 50 percent. A move in line with the ambitions of the EU, which plans to halve the use of pesticides by 2030 according to its Farm to Fork<\/a> strategy, says Euractiv.<\/p>\n “To work towards sustainable use of plant protection products<\/strong>, the ministry wants to \u2018set a clear focus\u2019 on \u2018strengthening integrated pest management\u2019 according to the conclusions<\/a> of a government meeting on Germany\u2019s plant protection national action plan,” Euractiv writes<\/a>. The idea, in short, is to turn chemical pesticides into a kind of last resort, while favoring, by contrast, the use of other techniques to protect crop health<\/strong>. The problem, however, is that information coming from the country seems to paint a far less promising picture. A scenario, in other words, characterized, in particular, by a low application of alternative strategies.<\/p>\n