Theme
pesticides
Creation of a network of farmers considering a reduction in the use of Plant Protection Products (PPP)!
The intensive use of PPPs has serious consequences for the environment, biodiversity and human health.
New challenges for seed treatment quality control
The mission of the CRA-W's "Treated Seeds" laboratory is to assess the quality of seed treatments using plant protection products (PPP).
The CRA-W is contributing to the fight against man's greatest predator
The mosquito is considered to be man’s greatest predator, accounting for nearly 725,000 deaths per year. It is capable of transmitting a series of dangerous – and even deadly – diseases...
Innovating alternatives to pesticides in France and Belgium with the help of digital technology
Launch of the Biocontrol 4.0 project portfolio.
Regulatory instruments against the trade of illegal and counterfeit pesticides
A guidance document to the regulatory instruments and procedures of international, European and Belgian institutions that are intervening against illegal and counterfeit pesticides
What are the keys to effectively combating illegal and counterfeit pesticides?
Counterfeit pesticides may contain less active substances, or co-formulants that are banned because of the risk to human health and the environment.
Air and soil: a pesticide monitoring network
The SuRiPest project aims to set up a network to monitor the pesticide-related risks in air and soil.
Spot-spraying for weed control
Using precision agriculture, InnovEau aims to combat the risk of groundwater contamination by plant protection products (PPPs).
