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Biofungicide regulatory authorisation in Germany
Biofungicide regulatory authorisation in Germany.
About this update from Eden Research Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n13 August 2024\n \n\n \nEden Research Plc\n(\"Eden\" or \"Company\")\n \nBiofungicide regulatory authorisation in Germany\n \nEden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM-quoted company focused on sustainable biopesticides and a plastic-free formulation technology for use in the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, is pleased to announce that it has been granted regulatory authorisation for use of its flagship biofungicide Mevalone® in Germany. Mevalone is authorised for professional use on grapevines and apples to control Botrytis on grapes and for the prevention of storage diseases on apples. \n \nRenowned for its world-class white wines, Germany is the fourth largest wine-producing country in Europe. The nation is home to 13 designated wine regions accounting for a total area of 103,000 hectares. Germany is particularly famous for Riesling, a grape variety that produces some of the world's finest white wines and the most widely planted grape variety in Germany. Germany's cooler climate is well-suited for growing white grape varieties that flourish in such conditions; however, these conditions are also favourable for the development of fungal diseases which at the end of the growing season can threaten the harvest. Mevalone with its high efficacy against Botrytis and its short pre-harvest interval, is a key solution to prevent and to stop these fungal attacks.\n \nGermany is also a highly significant apple-growing nation, with annual harvests of more than 1.1 million tonnes. They are typically grown in environments with cooler winters and warmer summers with adequate rainfall that can often lead to humid conditions. For this reason, apples are one of the most intensive crops in terms of preventative fungicide applications, but there is still the need to reduce their load of fungi in the fruit during long cold storage periods. In this case, Mevalone will prolong these storage periods without the need of additional conventional fungicides.\n \nAmong EU countries, Germany has the third highest registered share of all sold pesticides at 15% (following France at 21% and Spain at 18%), according to data from the European Commission. In accordance with the EU's Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy, which aims to halve the use of pesticides by 2030 and increase c...