Organic pesticides to provide natural protection for endangered crops

Some vitally important European crops like vines and olives are being devastated by disease. Scientists are searching for biological replacements for chemical pesticides to improve crop and human health.

The threat to agriculture from invasive species is huge. The United Nations (UN) estimates that plant disease costs the world’s economy over €200 billion per year, with 20–40% of crop production lost to pests.

“The economic loss from invasive species is immense, and if we took no action, there would be a huge amount of food insecurity, not only across the EU but across the globe,” said Dr. Hikmate Abriouel, professor of microbiology at Universidad de Jaén in Spain’s Andalucía.

Eden Research plc (LON:EDEN) is an AIM-quoted company focussed on sustainable biopesticides and plastic-free encapsulation technology for the use in global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries.

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Eden Research CEO on more regulatory approvals to come (LON:EDEN)

30th March 2023

Eden Research’s Sean Smith discusses the need for state approval, why California is one of the most important states for their products and what else we can expect in terms of regulatory approvals going forward in this exclusive interview with DirectorsTalk.

Commission moves towards halting emergency use of all banned pesticides

28th March 2023

The emergency use of all banned plant protection products in the EU could soon be a thing of the past, according to the European Commission’s initial reading of the recent EU court ruling involving specifically bee-toxic

Eden Research doorways open as Mevalone approved in 17 US states and Cedroz in 8 (VIDEO)

24th March 2023

Eden Research Plc (LON:EDEN) CEO Sean Smith joins DirectorsTalk Interviews to discuss regulatory approval for its formulated products Mevalone® and Cedroz™. Sean explains why they need ‘state approval’ when it was already announced that they had ‘national approval’,

European Commission publishes toolbox of good practices

23rd March 2023

Controlling pests that damage crops and plants is necessary both to safeguard food security and to ensure viable income to farmers for their production. This needs to be done while minimising the risks to people and

Eden Research further state authorisations mark further milestones

23rd March 2023

Eden Research plc (LON:EDEN), the AIM-quoted company focused on sustainable biopesticides and plastic-free formulation technology for use in the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, has announced that it has to date received regulatory

Bees – Parasites, pesticides and climate change

16th March 2023

Bees are vital to our lives; without them, there would be no almonds, and few apples, onions, blueberries, carrots, or even, perish the thought, coffee. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, “more than half of

Pesticides 101

9th March 2023

Pesticides have been used, in one way or another, for thousands of years to protect crops against invasive species, fungi and other “pests.” While there are organic options, chemical pesticides are commonly used, with industrial agriculture

EU cracks down on pesticides to protect bees

28th February 2023

The European Commission has adopted new rules which, once enforced, will lower the maximum residue levels of two pesticides in food. Evaluations by EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, have in fact demonstrated that two chemical

National Pesticide Safety Education Month

22nd February 2023

Safe pesticide use is an important practice year-round and can be successfully implemented by remembering the following: Professionalism: Know your products and their safety requirements Protecting the environment: Ensuring minimal exposure to non-targets and keeping

EU Court puts end to emergency use of bee-toxic pesticides

17th February 2023

The EU’s highest court ruled on Thursday (19 January) that EU countries should no longer be allowed temporary exemptions for banned, bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, putting half of all such derogations to an end. The European Court

What are pesticides?

15th February 2023

Pesticides are substances intended to kill or repel insects, animals, plants, fungi or pathogens considered to be pests. Though people have used pest control methods for thousands of years, the 20th century was the first time

Garden pesticides are contributing to British songbird decline

6th February 2023

Gardeners who use pesticides are contributing to the decline of British songbirds, a study suggests. Scientists have urged people to stop “spraying their gardens with poison” in order to halt bird decline and adopt instead wildlife-friendly

Eden Research secures authorisation for its biofungicide

31st January 2023

Eden Research received authorisation for its flagship biofungicide, Mevalone® for home garden use in Italy for the control of a number of important plant pathogens affecting the home grower. The diseases include Botrytis cinerea and powdery

Eden Research’s Mevalone receives authorisation for home garden use in Italy

30th January 2023

UK allows emergency use of bee-toxic pesticides after EU tightens rules

26th January 2023

The UK government has allowed the emergency use of banned bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides in England for the third year in a row just days after the EU ruled out the practice. The UK government announced on

Eden Research’s fungicide Mevalone deal with Corteva

16th January 2023

Eden Research has signed a distribution agreement with the local arm of the American agri-giant Corteva that allows the latter to market, distribute, and sell the UK group’s fungicide product, Mevalone, in France on an exclusive

Sales up at Eden Research

12th January 2023

Eden Research, the Milton Park, Oxfordshire-based company which develops sustainable bio-pesticides and plastic-free formulation technology for use in the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries has announced sales for the past year will

Eden Research FY22 revenue expected to have increased by c.50% to £1.8m

10th January 2023

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