2nd Symposium on the Future of Sustainable Agriculture
Event date
October 9, 2018
Venue
Brussels
Country
Belgium
Short description
With the discussions over the use of pesticides growing on a global scale, this international symposium will provide an invaluable opportunity to engage with the debate on pesticides in agriculture and analyse potential strategies for their sustainable use in the EU. Furthermore, it will enable delegates to scrutinise the procedure of approval of a pesticide, discuss about the renewal of the approval of glyphosate, and get to know novel and more sustainable plant protection products and methodologies.
Description
Delegates will:
- Analyse relevant EU legislation on the sustainable use of pesticides
- Examine the opposing views over the use of glyphosate and discuss its future within the EU
- Scrutinise the procedure of approval of a pesticide
- Discover novel and more sustainable plant protection products and methodologies
- Debate how to foster harmonisation in pesticide legislation and practice in the EU
- Discuss on how to incentivise substitution of harmful substances
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Geographical focus
- Western Balkans
Scientifc field / Thematic focus
- Agricultural Sciences
Event type
- Conference in EU/international
Entry created by Admin WBC-RTI.info on August 29, 2018
Modified on August 29, 2018
