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Towards a Just Transition: IPM, biocontrol and the path beyond pesticides

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Hosted by MEP Manuela Ripa (EPP), Dario Nardella (S&D), Pesticide Action Network  Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions.

Where: European Parliament (Room ASP5E2) & Online

When: 04 March 2025, 16:00 - 18:00 CET

Language: English

Programme:

4.00 - 4.10 - Introduction

  • Opening statement by MEPs and hosts

4.10-4.25 - Presentations and testimonials: Impact on health and safety

  • Violette Geissen: Wageningen University & Research, results from the SPRINT project 
  • Farmworker testimonial (TBC)

4.25 - 5.05 - Panel 1: Highlighting solutions for a just transition out of pesticides

  • Romain Nandillon, L'Institut Agro Dijon
  • Felix de Bousies, Belgian farmer (TBC)
  • Gil Luypaert, International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBM) 

5.10 - 5.50 - Panel 2: What next for policy actions?

  • DG SANTE
  • DG AGRI (TBC)
  • Martin Dermine, PAN Europe
  • Maxime Janssens, Young Farmers' Federation (FJA)

5.50 - 6.00 - Conclusion

  • Closing statements by MEPs and hosts

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