Una vez más, el glifosato se ha enfrentado al Parlamento Europeo, donde los eurodiputados votaron esta semana a favor de una resolución para eliminarlo gradualmente durante un período de cinco años, mientras que la industria agroquímica recibe fondos adicionales para trabajar en herbicidas alternativos. escribe Gordon Davidson en TheScottishFarmer.co.uk.
Some Scots MEPs insisted that this five-year ‘last chance saloon’ for the manufacturers of Roundup was a better outcome than the immediate ban that had been sought by some factions of the parliament, but NFU Scotland found it hard to see the outcome as anything less than a disappointment.
NFUS had been hoping that member states would agree to renew the authorisation for glyphosate for a further 10 years at least, based on the ‘overwhelming scientific evidence’ that is is safe, effective and environmentally friendly.