The
“
pause
”
of the Écophyto plan crystallizes tensions.
When some farmers hope to see the grip of "
contradictory injunctions
"
loosened
, between environmental constraints and food sovereignty, NGOs accuse the government of
"
opening Pandora's box
"
by putting yet another brake on this plan, the objective has been constantly postponed since its first version, in 2008. At the time, it aimed to reduce the use of pesticides (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) by half in ten years to mitigate their impact on ecosystems and human health.
Its 4th version, Écophyto 2030, now targets a 50% reduction in their use by 2030 compared to 2015-2017, as well as an acceleration in the search for alternatives thanks to an envelope of
“
250
million euros ,
”
recalls the executive.
Scalded by these repeated setbacks, eight NGOs slammed the door on the meeting of the Strategic Orientation and Monitoring Committee (COS)
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