Role of organic farming for achieving sustainability in agriculture

Farming System, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 100005 - 100005

Published: March 28, 2023

Agriculture and farming have a long history. is the main economic structure for many developed developing countries. The modern agricultural practices affect environment namely nutrient cycle, soil erosion, carbon sequestration, other ecological patterns. Organic influential practice to minimize environmental impact of sustainable development. Usage more organic matters in can reduce adverse effects on by keep saving its natural cycles recovery process may enhance food quality too. largely exclude usage chemical fertilizers, pesticides, growth hormones feed additives livestock activities. A combination new technologies utmost importance limitations challenges farming. innovative methods approaches making trends toward sustainability system enhances productivity, life farmers an environmentally friendly way. In words, mirrors concepts Global Agriculture.

Language: Английский

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Presence of pesticides in the environment, transition into organic food, and implications for quality assurance along the European organic food chain – A review

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 313, P. 120116 - 120116

Published: Sept. 7, 2022

The use of synthetic pesticides is not allowed in organic production, but traces are regularly detected food. To safeguard the integrity certifiers obliged to investigate causes for pesticide residues on food, entailing high costs sector. Such can have various origins, including both fraud and unintentional contamination from environment. Because knowledge about environmental sources scattered, this review provides an overview pathways technically unavoidable food with Europe. It shows that widely present all compartments. They originate applications region, distant areas or historical use. Transition into chain has been demonstrated by studies. However, large uncertainties remain regarding true environment, their dynamics risks chain. Organic operators take certain measures reduce products, a extent unavoidable. paper indicates (i) potential risk exists crops thus cannot meet 'zero-tolerance' approach at moment. (ii) Applying residue concentration threshold distinguish between cases adequate given variability contamination. More reliable answers be obtained case-by-case investigation, where evidence possible origins collected likelihood estimated. Ultimately, certification bodies control authorities it will challenge determine whether due neglect production rules

Language: Английский

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Environmental and human health at risk – Scenarios to achieve the Farm to Fork 50% pesticide reduction goals

Environment International, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 165, P. 107296 - 107296

Published: May 11, 2022

The recently released Farm to Fork Strategy of the European Union sets, for first time, pesticide reduction goals at EU level: 50% in overall use and risk chemical pesticides a more hazardous pesticides. However, there is little guidance provided as how achieve these targets. In this study, we compiled characteristics all 230 EU-approved, synthetic, open-field active substances (AS) used herbicides, fungicides insecticides, explored potential seven Fork-inspired scenarios goals. were based on recommended AS application rates, type, soil persistence, presence candidate substitution list, hazard humans ecosystems. All have been found cause negative effects or ecosystems depending exposure levels. This despite incomplete profiles several AS. 'No data available' situations are often observed same endpoints specific organisms. results indicate that only severe restrictions, such allowing low-hazard substances, will result targeted reductions. Over half considered top however, actions depend still be defined EC priority areas action plans, also other recent related strategies. Broader scenario implications (on productivity, biodiversity economy) response farmers restrictions should those plans define effective actions. Our emphasize need re-evaluation approved their representative uses, call open access AS, crop region-specific refine assess

Language: Английский

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Pesticide Use and Degradation Strategies: Food Safety, Challenges and Perspectives

Foods, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(14), P. 2709 - 2709

Published: July 15, 2023

While recognizing the gaps in pesticide regulations that impact consumer safety, public health concerns associated with contamination of foods are pointed out. The strategies and research directions proposed to prevent and/or reduce adverse effects on human environment discussed. Special attention is paid organophosphate pesticides, as widely applied insecticides agriculture, veterinary practices, urban areas. Biotic abiotic for degradation discussed from a food safety perspective, indicating challenges potential further improvements. As systems endangered globally by unprecedented challenges, there an urgent need harmonize improve methodologies area protect health.

Language: Английский

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Pesticide Residues in French Soils: Occurrence, Risks, and Persistence

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 57(20), P. 7818 - 7827

Published: May 12, 2023

Contamination of the environment by pesticide residues is a growing concern given their widespread presence in and effects on ecosystems. Only few studies have addressed occurrence pesticides soils, results highlighted need for further research persistence risks induced those substances. We monitored 111 (48 fungicides, 36 herbicides, 25 insecticides and/or acaricides, two safeners) 47 soils sampled across France under various land uses (arable lands, vineyards, orchards, forests, grasslands, brownfields). Pesticides were found 98% sites (46 sampled), including untreated areas such as organic fields, brownfields, with up to 33 different substances detected one sample, mostly fungicides herbicides. The concentrations herbicides highest glyphosate, its transformation product, AMPA, contributed 70% cumulative Risk assessment underlined moderate high risk earthworms arable attributed acaricides. Finally, comparison application farmers underlines some long after supposed 90% degradation at higher than predicted environmental concentrations, leading questions real soils.

Language: Английский

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River ecological status is shaped by agricultural land use intensity across Europe

Water Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 251, P. 121136 - 121136

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

Agriculture impacts the ecological status of freshwaters through multiple pressures such as diffuse pollution, water abstraction, and hydromorphological alteration, strongly impairing riverine biodiversity. The agricultural effects, however, likely differ between types practices. In Europe, show distinct spatial patterns related to intensity, biophysical conditions, socioeconomic history, which have been operationalised by various landscape typologies. Our study aimed at analysing whether incorporating intensity enhances correlation land use status. For this, we aggregated continent's activities into 20 Areas Farming-induced Freshwater Pressures (AFFP), specifying individual pressure profiles regarding nutrient enrichment, pesticides, in riparian zone establish an index this river Using index, nearly doubled correlative strength agriculture rivers compared share sub-catchment (based on analysis more than 50,000 units). Strongest were found for high cropland Mediterranean Temperate regions, while extensive grassland, fallow farmland livestock farming Northern Highland well low mosaic farming, featured lowest pressures. results provide advice pan-European management freshwater ecosystems highlight urgent need sustainable agriculture. Consequently, they can also be used a basis European Union-wide global policies halt biodiversity decline, post-2027 renewal Common Agricultural Policy.

Language: Английский

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Pesticide Residues in Organic and Conventional Agricultural Soils across Europe: Measured and Predicted Concentrations

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(15), P. 6744 - 6752

Published: April 3, 2024

During the growing season of 2021, 201 soil samples from conventionally and organically managed fields 10 European countries 8 cropping systems were taken, 192 residues synthetic pesticides analyzed. Pesticide found in 97% samples, 88% contained mixtures at least 2 substances. A maximum 21 substances fields, a 12 fields. The number concentration pesticide varied significantly between conventional organic 70 50% case study sites, respectively. Application records available for selected (

Language: Английский

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Exposure of insects to current use pesticide residues in soil and vegetation along spatial and temporal distribution in agricultural sites

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 21, 2025

Abstract Current use pesticides (CUPs) are recognised as the largest deliberate input of bioactive substances into terrestrial ecosystems and one main factors responsible for current decline in insects agricultural areas. To quantify seasonal insect exposure landscape at a regional scale (Rhineland-Palatine Germany), we analysed presence multiple (93) active ingredients CUPs across three different cultivation types (with each fields: arable, vegetable, viticulture) neighbouring meadows. We collected monthly soil vegetation samples over year. A total 71 CUP residues mixtures was detected, with up to 28 25 single samples. The concentrations numbers fluctuated sampling period, peaking summer months but remaining almost constant topsoil. calculated in-field additive risks earthworms, collembola, soil-living wild bees using measured CUPs. Our results call need assess mixture low concentrations, chronically present Since this risk is not addressed regulation, emphasise urgent implement global pesticide reduction targets.

Language: Английский

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Indirect Effects of the Herbicide Glyphosate on Plant, Animal and Human Health Through its Effects on Microbial Communities

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Oct. 18, 2021

The herbicide glyphosate interferes with the shikimate pathway in plants and major groups of microorganisms impeding production aromatic amino acids. Glyphosate application on results a slow death, accelerated by reduced resistance to root pathogens. Extensive use has resulted increasing residues soil waterways. Although direct effects animals are limited, concerns have arisen about indirect harmful side effects. In this paper, we focus sublethal concentrations plant, animal human health due shifts microbial community compositions successive habitats. Research communities soil, rhizosphere guts been contradictory different integration levels studied. Most studies tested short-term treatment biomass or general composition at higher taxonomic intestinal tracts, found little effect. More detailed showed reductions specific genera species as well biological processes after application. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria beneficial bacteria often negatively affected, while pathogenic fungi enhanced. Such implicated enhanced susceptibility Fusarium Rhizoctonia , birds mammals toxic Clostridium Salmonella species, bees Serratia Deformed Wing Virus. humans, exposure urine associated diseases neurological endocrine problems, but cause-effect relationships need be determined more detail. Nevertheless, outbreaks several plant related accumulation environment. Long-term underreported, new standards will needed for products

Language: Английский

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Quantifiable urine glyphosate levels detected in 99% of the French population, with higher values in men, in younger people, and in farmers

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 29(22), P. 32882 - 32893

Published: Jan. 12, 2022

France is the first pesticide-consuming country in Europe. Glyphosate most used pesticide worldwide and glyphosate detected general population of industrialized countries, with higher levels found farmers children. Little data was available concerning exposure France. Our objective to determine French search for an association seasons, biological features, lifestyle status, dietary habits, occupational exposure. This study includes 6848 participants recruited between 2018 2020. Associated include age, gender, location, employment information. quantified by a single laboratory first-void urine samples using ELISA. results support contamination population, quantifiable 99.8% mean 1.19 ng/ml + / - 0.84 after adjustment body mass index (BMI). We confirm men through food water intake, as lower are associated dominant organic intake filtered water. Higher confirmed working wine-growing environment. Thus, our present show glyphosate, further contribute description widespread countries.

Language: Английский

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