24 Feb 2023 --- Ambitions of the European Green Deal to halve pesticide use by 2030 have resulted in raising organic options as promising natural pesticide alternatives. However, the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) has warned of “ecological trade-offs implied by an increase of organic agriculture,” such as increased pesticide use as greater quantities of organic fertilizer being used across larger areas of land are needed to maintain the current level of productivity.
