We recently spoke to Frederic Rosseneu, the Food Safety Adviser at Freshfel Europe (European Fresh Produce – fruits and vegetables - Association), about the use of pesticdes in the sector he represents. He gave us some very interesting insights into:
Please find below a sample of articles on pesticides from English language news sources since the recent vote on the revision of the regulations governing pesticides in the European Parliament (see posts below for details).
At the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, which we attended last week (see previous post below), we spoke to Neil Parish, a Member of the European Parliament, where he is Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
In our last interview from the Future of Agriculture series, we have to Franz Fischler, former European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, and now Chairman of the Rise Foundation, an organisation that supports rural development.
