02 Aug 2019 --- Various civil society organizations across the EU are calling for pesticides to be phased out, biodiversity to be restored and farmers to be supported during a food and farming system transformation. This is detailed in a proposal submitted to the European Commission (EC) for a European Citizens’ Initiative asking for new legislation. The EC now has two months to approve the proposal before campaigners try to gather a million signatures, which then triggers the EC to decide on follow-up action. This comes as international scientists are calling for an urgent “transformative change” to stop “the collapse of nature,” which would have major impacts on agriculture.
