#DYK who are pollinators? 🐝

#Pollinators are an important part of the ecosystem, they move pollen within them or carry it from one flower to another. 🌱🌸

To learn more ⬇️ #Biodiversity #Pollinators #ForNature EU Environment @EU United Nations

Have you seen our latest annual member survey yet? 
The survey reveals 3 promising highlights:  
💶 The EU #Biocontrol market is now valued at over 1.6 billion euros  
📈 SMEs are a driving force in Biocontrol 
🌾 All 4 Biocontrol categories have grown since 2019
See below ⬇️

Conf. IPMWORKS IPMDecisions an insightful #biocontrol sess:our solutions are proven, effective&affordable while being profitable for farmers. They need more of them asap, with the appropriate training&incentives to implement #IPM based on a #holisticapproach . #foodsecurity

The 'IPM Works' conference hosted by IPMWORKS and IPMDecisions takes place today!

Amongst the impressive speakers, Karel Bolckman from Biobest and Belgian farmer Christian Balduyck will speak on the crucial role of #biocontrol in Integrated Pest Management.

Conference IPMWORKS #IPM in action: many examples -of which Almeria/IT/BE-showing the importance of #holisticapproach working with #nature &ecosystems, with agronomy, monitoring,… incl. #biocontrol Farmers need trainings &incentives to implement more & more biocontrol asap

🌱💡🐛The IPMWORKS workshop, entitled “Boosting IPM implementation in the EU” takes place today!

Biocontrol, an essential part of #IPM , is the key to a future of #sustainable #regenerative agriculture.

See what IBMA’s Isabelle Pinzauti has to say below: ⬇️

Registration for the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting 2024 is now OPEN!

Join us at @ABIM_biocontrol in Basel Switzerland, this October, for the ultimate biocontrol event: web-eur.cvent.com/event/c99b1ea8…

🐝 This is the Encarsia Formosa, a tiny wasp used to control whitefly populations.

Encarsia Formosa control whiteflies in 2 ways:
1️⃣ Feeding on whiteflies
2️⃣ Laying eggs inside them in the immature stages + parasitising them

#Biocontrol

📣 Have you submitted your paper for #ABIM 2024?
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to submit your abstract for Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting, taking place 21-23 October in Basel, Switzerland 🇨🇭
⏱ Deadline: 30th June!
Details here: www-eur.cvent.com/c/abstracts/9d…
#ABIM 24

Yesterday, we sent an open letter to the President @VonDerLeyen and the European Commission, in collaboration with COPA-COGECA, calling for the acceleration of procedures to place #biocontrol products on the market ➡️ ibma-global.org/latest-news/co…

📨Today COPA-COGECA and IBMA sent a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding the uptake of biocontrol solutions in agriculture.

👉Since 2011, farmers across 🇪🇺 have been strongly committed to reducing their use of chemical Plant Protection Products

Together with IFOAM Organics Europe we issued a call for policies to promote the uptake of safe, environmentally friendly and efficient biocontrol solutions of natural origin suitable for #organic farming, and for a transition to #sustainable #agriculture 👇
ibma-global.org/latest-news/ib…

#Brussels TP Organics event: K.Berend- European Commission EU Food Safety - #EUFarm2Fork :EC fully shares ambition of doing things faster for #biocontrol They already started with #microbials & will continue work for allsolutions #fasttrack #proportionateregulation #sustainable #agriculture #alternatives

#Brussels TP Organics event #SoilHealth & #FoodSecurity - IFOAM Organics Europe Eduardo Cuoco & IBMA President H.VanMellaert: need for #proportionateregulation for #Biocontrol for all #farmers to have more asap for #sustainable agriculture.
🌾👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 #fasttrack #innovation #alternatives

The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association IBMA member survey shows that the #biocontrol market in Europe is now worth over €1.6bn representing almost 10 per cent of the European crop protection market.

Find out more: aiph.org/floraculture/n…

💶The #biocontrol market in Europe is now worth over €1,6bn - almost 10% of the European crop protection market.

📉However, growth slowed between 2019 and 2022 - a reflection of current EU authorisation processes.

➡️Read our latest article for details: ibma-global.org/latest-news/bi…