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Framework for Function-Based Pesticide Substitution Agricultural pesticides can harm humans and the environment, with many current-use pesticides being highly hazardous. Substituting hazardous pesticides with less impactful alternatives comes with chal...

Exciting news from our partners at Technical University of Denmark! 📢 A new framework for Function-Based Pesticide Substitution is out... It offers a quantitative approach to safely replacing hazardous pesticides, protecting human & ecosystem health. 🌍🌿 Read here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Join us next week for an essential webinar 👇 "From Detection to Decision: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Pest and Chemical Risk Management in Europe."
📅 Date: 17 March 2026
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM
🔗 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fa62a0...

New Video: Transforming Plant Protection with Amoéba and the SAGROPIA Project • SAGROPIA The future of European agriculture is undergoing a quiet, biological revolution. As the European Union pushes for a 50% reduction in synthetic pesticide use by 2030, the search for viable, low-risk al...

Happy International Women's Day! 🌸 Check out our recent chat with Sandrine Troussieux, Scientific Director at groundbreaking French startup Amoéba, innovating sustainable agriculture with #SAGROPIA. Watch and see how her work is transforming plant protection! 👩‍🔬🌱 #IWD 👉 sagropia.eu/new-video-tr...

📢 In less than two weeks, we will be joining @sagropia.bsky.social and a number of other #HorizonEU projects for NextGenBioPest's webinar "From Detection to Decision: Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Pest and Chemical Risk Management in Europe".

🖊️ Register via the link below:

Join #SAGROPIA and other pioneering @horizoneu.bsky.social projects for a joint webinar on the future of sustainable pest & chemical risk management! 🌱🐛

Check out the agenda below and secure your spot today. 📅 March 17, 2026 ⏰ 10:30 AM CET

🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fa62a0...

Deliverables • SAGROPIA

The SAGROPIA deliverables page has been updated! 📁✨

You can now access and download the latest public reports and results directly. From practice abstracts to data management plans, explore our work in advancing bio-based pesticides and sustainable agriculture.

🔗 sagropia.eu/Deliverables

Innovating Sustainable Pesticides with Amoéba | SAGROPIA YouTube video by SAGROPIA

From thermal waters to the field! 💧 Learn how innovative French company Amoéba is creating sustainable pesticides within the #SAGROPIA project to help farmers grow crops more safely and sustainably.

Watch now: youtu.be/Gi-B6pisbAo 🚜✨

Innovating Sustainable Pesticides with Amoéba | SAGROPIA YouTube video by SAGROPIA

New Interview! 📺 Sandrine Troussieux (Amoéba) joins us to discuss the #SAGROPIA project's mission to transform plant protection.
Learn about biological solutions helping to phase out high-priority synthetic pesticides in European viticulture and farming. 🍇🥔

Check it out: youtu.be/Gi-B6pisbAo

Developing the next generation of #biopesticides requires a diversity of thought. 🚺 On #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, we celebrate the brilliant women working to reduce chemical use in potato and sugar beet cultivation by 50%.
#WomenInScience #EveryVoiceInScience

How New Research from SAGROPIA Partners is Redefining “Sustainable” Crop Protection • SAGROPIA SAGROPIA is driven by a singular, ambitious goal: to reduce the use of chemical pesticides in European agriculture by 50% while maintaining high crop yields and quality. To achieve this, we are develo...

When we ban a toxic pesticide, how do we ensure the replacement isn't just as bad for the planet? 🌍 New research from SAGROPIA partners at DTU explores "regrettable substitution" using Life Cycle Assessment.

Read the full analysis:
sagropia.eu/how-new-rese...

Integrating Biologicals into field crops programs. Results from Certis | SAGROPIA YouTube video by SAGROPIA

Innovation starts in the lab, but it succeeds in the field! 🚜 Jose Carvalho (Certis Bio) discusses why the connection between manufacturers and growers' associations is vital for the future of European agriculture.

Check out the latest from #SAGROPIA: youtu.be/dCOkmCrqWto

#BioSolutions #EUAgrifood

How New Research from SAGROPIA Partners is Redefining “Sustainable” Crop Protection • SAGROPIA SAGROPIA is driven by a singular, ambitious goal: to reduce the use of chemical pesticides in European agriculture by 50% while maintaining high crop yields and quality. To achieve this, we are develo...

Can bio-pesticides beat chemicals on total environmental impact? 🌱 New paper from Uni of Denmark proves bio-fungicides can outperform traditional options...while copper-based alternatives carry hidden costs. 🔗 Read the full paper: sagropia.eu/how-new-rese... #GreenChemistry #LCA

Innovators working with nature, not against it | CNN Business Sometimes the simplest solutions are found in nature. Whether it’s amoeba-based fungicides, the versatility of mushrooms or sweeter strawberries, innovative entrepreneurs are finding sustainable solut...

👀 Check out our colleagues at French innovation company #Amoeba on this fantastic report by 🌎 @cnn.com #Innovate on the topic of agricultural innovation! 👇 edition.cnn.com/2026/01/12/b...

Integrating Biologicals into field crops programs. Results from Certis | SAGROPIA YouTube video by SAGROPIA

From the lab to the field! 🚜✨In the SAGROPIA project, Certis Biologicals are leveraging their expertise in #Biologicals to bring sustainable, low-risk plant protection to real-world farming. We’re turning research into results for a greener future. 🌍🌱

See how: youtu.be/dCOkmCrqWto #SustainableAg

SIVAL 2026 - January 13 to 15, 2026 - Exhibition Centre - Angers SIVAL 2026, Salon international des techniques de productions végétales. January 13-15, 2026 at the Angers Exhibition Centre .

Huge congrats to Amoéba for winning the SIVAL d'Or 2026 for their #AXPERA biocontrol technology! 🏆🌱

This natural anti-fungal solution is a key part of our mission to revolutionise crop protection in 🇪🇺.

See the future of #AgTech at @sivalangers.bsky.social next week! 👇
www.sival-angers.com/en/

From Lab to Field: Scaling Up Nature-Based Crop Protection with SAGROPIA • SAGROPIA Discover how the SAGROPIA project is successfully scaling up eco-friendly biopesticides from lab research to industrial production, enabling sustainable pest control solutions for European agriculture...

🔬 From the lab to the field: SAGROPIA is scaling up!

We are successfully moving eco-friendly #biopesticides from research to production. Our goal? Reliable, sustainable pest control for European potato and sugar beet farmers. 🥔🌿

Discover our journey: sagropia.eu/from-lab-to-...

Launching Our Next Phase: SAGROPIA’s Strategic Shift from Trial to Demonstration • SAGROPIA Following the consortium meeting in Lyon, SAGROPIA marks the completion of Period 1 with promising results. Field trials have demonstrated that alternative substitution strategies can maintain compara...

We wrapped up Period 1 in Lyon and are shifting gears from trials to real-world demonstration. 🌱

The results? Our #biocontrol strategies matched chemical yields in potatoes & sugar beets—even under high pest pressure! 🥔✨

Read more ➡️ sagropia.eu/cm-lyon-next...

#SustainableAg #IPM #HorizonEurope

🎄 The unsung hero of the Christmas dinner? The potato! 🥔From farm to fork, potatoes bring us together at Christmas...We're proud to dedicate our work to sustainable agricultural solutions that keep this essential crop thriving. Wishing everyone a delicious Christmas and a fruitful New Year! ✨

From Lab to Field: Scaling Up Nature-Based Crop Protection with SAGROPIA • SAGROPIA Discover how the SAGROPIA project is successfully scaling up eco-friendly biopesticides from lab research to industrial production, enabling sustainable pest control solutions for European agriculture...

🔬 From the lab to the field: SAGROPIA is scaling up!

We are successfully moving eco-friendly #biopesticides from research to production. Our goal? Reliable, sustainable pest control for European potato and sugar beet farmers. 🥔🌿

Discover our journey: sagropia.eu/from-lab-to-...

Launching Our Next Phase: SAGROPIA’s Strategic Shift from Trial to Demonstration • SAGROPIA Following the consortium meeting in Lyon, SAGROPIA marks the completion of Period 1 with promising results. Field trials have demonstrated that alternative substitution strategies can maintain compara...

SAGROPIA Period 1 is complete! 🥔🌿We gathered in #Lyon to review our first field trials: alternative strategies maintained impressive potato yields!

Now we shift to large-scale demos under the motto "Visibility is Credibility".

Read more ➡️ sagropia.eu/cm-lyon-next...

We're thrilled to announce that #SAGROPIA will be presenting a poster next week at the University of Copenhagen’s conference: "Cross-disciplinary Collaboration for a Resilient Bioeconomy."

If you're attending on 2nd December, we invite you to stop by our poster! bioeconomy.ku.dk/conference-2...

This week – the #SAGROPIA team met in Lyon to push forward sustainable crop protection! Exciting progress on safer bioproducts, IPM field trials, and teamwork. Thanks to all partners for the inspiring collaboration! 🌱👏#SustainableAgriculture #EUresearch

Kicking off Day 2 at the #SAGROPIA consortium meeting here in Lyon! Exciting progress in our field and lab trials is underway...time to keep the momentum going. A special thanks to Amoeba for hosting this year's meeting 🌱

SAGROPIA Consortium Showcases European Leadership in Biocontrol Innovation at Autumn 2025 Events • SAGROPIA In October 2025, SAGROPIA partners made a strong international impact through standout contributions at ABIM 2025 in Basel, the Forschungsfest Niederösterreich in Vienna, and the European Wireworm Res...

The #SAGROPIA consortium is cementing its role as a leader in European biocontrol innovation.

Some Highlights from Autumn: 🥇 @AmoebaNature's Axpera (piloted in SAGROPIA) won 'Best Product of the Year' at #ABIM2025!

Read about our activities here 👇 sagropia.eu/sagropia-con...

SAGROPIA Consortium Showcases European Leadership in Biocontrol Innovation at Autumn 2025 Events • SAGROPIA In October 2025, SAGROPIA partners made a strong international impact through standout contributions at ABIM 2025 in Basel, the Forschungsfest Niederösterreich in Vienna, and the European Wireworm Res...

#SAGROPIA partners led the way in #biocontrol innovation at #ABIM 2025, #ForschungsfestNÖ & #EWRN Workshop. #HorizonEU

Discover more about our sustainable crop protection & European collaboration this last month:
sagropia.eu/sagropia-con...

🌱 Excited to celebrate Amoeba's #Axpera—winner of the 2025 #BernardBlum #GoldAward at #ABIM2025!
Proud that SAGROPIA is implementing this innovative biocontrol solution in the field, advancing sustainable agriculture across Europe. #SAGROPIA #biocontrol #sustainableagriculture

Greetings from team #SAGROPIA at the final day of #ABIM in Basel! You can see Jose Carvalho from #CertisBiological later this morning (below, right), presenting at Session 6: Actions to Accelerate Biocontrol.

This #WorldFoodDay, we highlight our commitment to transforming European agriculture.

🌍 Our goal: a 50% reduction in chemical pesticide use!

🥔 We're developing 13 innovative, bio-based solutions to protect vital crops like potatoes and sugar beets.

Great day at AIT-LKR filming HPDC trials for #RecAL—cutting-edge work on recycled aluminium + REM alloys in the die! 📸🏭

Thanks to the AIT-LKR team for the tour, tech insights, and on-camera time—real collaboration in action. ⚙️🤝

#HorizonEurope #Aluminium #HPDC

🌱 Field trials for SAGROPIA on potatoes with @w-u-r.bsky.social! 🥔
(Left) Best Practice plot stayed green while nearby plots showed early blight. (Right) Our tech checks for blight.
Photos: 12 days ago.
#SAGROPIA #FieldTrials #Potato #AgTech #EarlyBlight #Wageningen