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Healthy, fertile soil is essential for the survival of humans and nature. However, this resource is limited and is nowadays heavily influenced by human intervention. To protect the climate and feed the world, it is important to use this valuable resource sustainably.

The CABI BioProtection Portal is a free platform where farmers and professional plant producers can quickly and easily find suitable biological crop protection products for their crops.

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is currently spreading in Europe and there further north. An invasive species that causes massive damage to agriculture.

IBMA welcomes the inclusion of biocontrol in the recommendations for transitioning to sustainable food systems in the Strategic Dialogue report. This speaks for the crucial role biocontrol plays in the future of agriculture and reflects the input IBMA provided in the consultation process.