Mancodeb in sight: farmers hope for EU decision-making!

Mancodeb in sight: farmers hope for EU decision-making!

Rothamsted Research, Vereinigtes Königreich - On June 18, 2025, the Global Manczeeb Summit took place in the Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom, organized by UPL Corporation Ltd. and the Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science in Agriculture (CERSA). This summit aimed to discuss the crucial role of Mancozeb, a multi-site fungicide, in integrated illness strategies and to tackle the challenges that farmers are facing withdrawing this active ingredient. The European Court of Justice will negotiate Mancezeb on July 1, which is of great importance for many raisin dream producers.

Mike Frank, Managing Director of Upl Corp, emphasized the fundamental importance of mancodeb in crop protection at the summit. The situation for the cultivation of bananas, soybeans, potatoes as well as fruit and vegetables is particularly critical, since farmers in these areas are confronted with considerable challenges in the United Kingdom in 2020 in 2020.

effects on agriculture

The absence of Mancozeb has direct negative consequences for the potato, fruit and vegetable farmers, which rely on the cost-effective fungicide treatment. Catarina Pereira from Portuguese Potato Association pointed out that farmers are forced to use more expensive alternatives, which tightens their economic situation. Experts reported considerable crop losses due to resistant mushroom trunks in 2022 and 2023, especially in countries such as the Netherlands, Northern Germany and Denmark. Jean-Paul Deneuville, a French farmer, explained that the potato rot had led to enormous harvest losses.

The restrictions on combating apple chewing, as Xavier Le Clanche explained by the Association National Fries Poires, also show the urgency to find a solution. Participants of the summit therefore called for scientifically sound decisions to re -allow Mancozeb to ensure food safety and affordability in Europe.

Scientific basis for decisions

DAVID COOKE from the James Hutton Institute emphasized the need for regulatory decisions based on robust scientific evidence. The guidelines of the European Union, in particular Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, regulate the approval of active substances and the approval of pesticides and determine strict data requirements and decision criteria. Only active ingredients that are not classified as carcinogenic or change in genetic makeup may be used. This shows the complex balance between security requirements and the availability of necessary pesticides.

The upcoming court date is seen as an opportunity to rethink the decisions of 2020. Farmers and experts are optimistic that a positive decision could support future agriculture in Europe. Adrian Percy from the NC Plant Sciences Initiative emphasized the need for an ongoing dialogue about Mancozeb to promote both food safety and the economy of agriculture.