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      • Dr. Vincelli: “’Pesticide-free’ is not a strictly defined term, but it might be used to refer to crops that were not treated with any synthetic (human-made) pesticides. Pesticides are substances for controlling insects, weeds, or disease-causing organisms.
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  2. Mar 18, 2024 · A new approach is gaining momentum in European agriculture: a “third way” that lies between conventional production and organic farming systems. Here farmers must forego synthetic pesticides, but these only – which is simpler to implement than a switch to organic farming.

  3. Mar 14, 2024 · These characteristics facilitate the large-scale adoption of pesticide-free production systems. Moreover, pesticide-free can become a clear-cut and simple production standard.

  4. Consequently, we consider that it is relevant to define a third strategy: the pesticide-free agriculture, which bans the use of all chemical pesticides (including synthetic and natural pesticides that have negative impacts on the environment and human health).

  5. Mar 14, 2024 · Abstract. Pesticide risk reduction is a priority in European agricultural policies, but how to reach these targets remains an open question. Against this background, a novel approach for ...

  6. Feb 1, 2024 · In (A) pesticide-free comprises the entire period after harvest of the previous crop until the moment after harvest of the pesticide-free crop. This implies that also the pre-sowing period, including seedbed preparation, is pesticide-free.

  7. Jan 27, 2022 · To overcome this situation, we argue that agricultural research has a major role to play and must adopt a pesticide-free paradigm to expect a deep impact on pesticide use.

  8. Nov 28, 2023 · We identify highly effective agricultural strategies to avoid pesticide use (e.g., widely diverse and long crop sequence; introduction of hemp) and pinpoint several technical lock-ins hampering steady production in pesticide-free systems.