Government says it is ready to replace Nodu, the main tool for measuring the use of pesticides in France. The main agricultural union, the FNSEA, is up in arms against this uniquely French thermometer.
The tool makes it possible to assess “the pressure linked to biocidal products on terrestrial, aquatic or marine species and spaces” The government had expressed its desire to replace this reference tool of the Ecophyto plan, intended to reduce use of phytosanitary products by 2030.