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Now playing Next Farm to Fork Meet the EU farmers using fewer pesticides to make agriculture greener One of the EU's green goals is to reduce the use of harmful pesticides by 50% by 2030. To achieve this goal, educational initiatives and new methods are being taught to new generation of farmers across Europe. 16/03/2021
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Now playing Next Europe News EU approval procedure for pesticides to become more transparent European Parliament votes on new regulation 14/01/2019
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Now playing Next France France suspends use of popular pesticide after farm workers fall ill The three-month ban comes after several cases of poisoning involving staff and residents living on farms were reported in the last two weeks alone. 27/10/2018
Now playing Next Spain Which EU countries consume the most pesticides? Four EU countries accounted for 79% of pesticide sales in 2016, according to data released Monday by statistics body Eurostat. 15/10/2018
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