EU plans to halve pesticide use, expand organic farming


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  • Wednesday, 20 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: A farmworker harvests strawberries in a glasshouse as farmers struggle to find workers due to the coronavirus lockdown in Wepion, Belgium April 20, 2020. Picture taken April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it planned to increase organic farming and cut agricultural chemical use to protect the environment, proposals welcomed by green groups but which farmers said would make them less flexible.

Agriculture is a contributor to climate change – producing around 10% of EU greenhouse gas emissions – and is at the forefront of its consequences, with European farmers battling more intense droughts and flooding.

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