Agriculture

In order to harmonise sustainable practice and the use of pesticides, the European Commission included the strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides as part of its EU Environmental Policy 2002-2012. ECPA warmly welcomed the initiative as the sustainability of pesticides is key to achieving high quality and affordable foods.

In our Frequently Asked Questions, we seek to provide you with our answers to a number of the most common concerns and queries we hear about pests and pesticides. However if you have a question that has not been answered in the FAQ, please email us.

Although farmers in many European Union countries produce high yields, land, input and fuel costs make them uncompetitive with farmers in other countries. Without additional financial support, many farmers would go out of business. To avoid this, the EU operates the Common Agricultural Policy, which supports farmers by providing a range of price guarantees, direct payments and other instruments, including quotas and tariffs on some imported produce.