In his interview, IPMWORKS coordinator Nicolas Munier-Jolain (INRAE, France) explains: “Farmers need to see IPM in action in real farms.” Advisory services have a central role, he adds, and farmers also require economic data on yields and costs etc.

Eduardo Crisol (COEXPHAL, Spain) explains that IPM provides a reconciliation of nature and agriculture. He tells viewers: “IPM provides a profitable way of growing food that is healthy both for the consumer and the environment.”

In his interview, Per Kudsk (Aarhus University, Denmark) says: “Reducing pesticide use is a must for the future.” Pesticides will not be available forever, he explains. David Lafond (French Wine and Vine Institute) adds: “IPMWORKS allows growers to see the bigger picture.”

Calypso Picaud (Regional Chamber of Agriculture of Occitania, France) explains that the project is taking a sector-by-sector approach to encouraging IPM adoption in agriculture (orchards, greenhouse production etc.). “We focus on peer-to-peer exchanges,” she adds.

For more information:

• Read more on the IPMWORKS website here