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Die Erzeugerorganisation ist nach den Grundsätzen der genossenschaftlichen Förderung ohne Zwecke der Privatspekulation ausgerichtet und geregelt. Die Erzeugerorganisation hat den Zweck, die für den Frischmarkt bestimmte Produktion, die Aufbereitung und die Vermarktung der Obst - und Gartenbauprodukte der Mitglieder im Rahmen der allgemeinen Richtlinien der provinzialen und der nationalen Wirtschaft sowie der agrarpolitischen Zielsetzung der EU zu fördern. Im Sinne der einschlägigen EU-Bestimmungen verfolgt die Erzeugerorganisation ein spezifisches Ziel, das folgende Zielsetzungen Einschließt: a) die Sicherstellung einer planvollen und insbesondere in quantitativer und qualitativer Hinsicht nachfragegerechten Erzeugung; b) die Bündelung des Angebots und Vermarktung der Erzeugung ihrer Mitglieder, auch durch Direktwerbung; c) die Optimierung der Produktionskosten und Investitionserträge als Reaktion auf Umweltnormen und Stabilisierung der Erzeugerpreise; d) die Dur (...)

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Response to Sustainable use of pesticides – revision of the EU rules

13 Sept 2022

The response of VIP Val Venosta to the draft proposal of regulation for the sustainable use of pesticides: VIP Val Venosta, The Association of Val Venosta producers of fruit and vegetables, welcomes the possibility to comment on the draft proposed regulation updating rules for the sustainable use of pesticides. Please find below our observations. The sustainable use of pesticide directive (SUD) established a framework aiming to reduce the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and on the environment by improving the use of IPM and low-impact management methods. While the Commission recognises that the current SUD is not properly implemented at national level, European growers continuously invest in sustainable crop protection solutions by using IPM techniques or low risk substances according to what is possible and available. As for the Italian apple production, at VIP, in the Northern Italian region South Tyrol, apples are cultivated respecting IPM or organic protocols and since the 1990s, area-wide applications of pheromone mating disruption strategies have been implemented on approximately 100% of the total apple growing for control of the codling moth. Val Venosta farmers promote biodiversity and protect their orchards, knowing that they themselves benefit most from protecting them. The total quantity of active substances used in apple production in South Tyrol has decreased significantly in the last years, both in terms of volume and risk. However, while citizens in general are sensitive to the debate on the use of pesticides, they also look for food products that are cheap, well-preserved, and visually perfect. This has over time directed variety selection towards those with good crop yield performance rather than selection for pathogen and pest resistance. Consequently, many modern varieties need to a certain extent PPP application, especially considering the new frequent alien pest arrivals and the severe climate change events. Yet, the aim to further reduce applications of plant protection products, which indeed is necessary both from an environmental and health perspective, requires realistic timeframes that allow for new technological solutions and application of concrete alternatives through implementation and valorisation of applied research, innovation, and technology transfer. Additionally, it is important that the alternatives can replace existing products to the same degree of efficacy. One valid alternative is represented by plants derived from new genomic techniques not subject to GMO regulation, since breeding plants for specific resistances to pests and diseases result in crops that require less PPP treatments and thus lower production costs and increased food safety. The economic vitality of producers and the sustainability of the European fresh fruit market depends on effective, profitable, and safe plant protection management strategies. Alternatives to PPPs and the targets related to those of the Green Deal, should then be evaluated on agronomic and scientific basis by a thorough, official impact assessment performed by the EU Commission. The study published earlier this year by University of Wageningen, evaluating the future effects of the Farm to Fork Strategy on the European food production, indicated serious scenarios for European apple growers, predicting major declines in production and prices, which most likely would affect the possibilities of the producers to invest in new measures gaining the environment. Moreover, a decline in European food production could increase the dependency on import from third countries. Currently there is no indication of how the conditions proposed for the pest management of EU productions would be applied to imported fruit and vegetables. Furthermore, an important issue... => see attached file for complete text
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