Comments on: Turkey Bans 74 Pesticides for the EU https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/08/turkey-bans-pesticide/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Turkey Plays the Environment Card to Gain EU Favour and Status | Green Prophet https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/08/turkey-bans-pesticide/#comment-3605 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:15:18 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=11090#comment-3605 […] a lot more attention to its environmental issues in a bid to get acceptance in the European Union (hey EU they’ve already banned 74 pesticides!). This past Monday it opened an environment chapter in order to join the EU […]

]]> By: Mike https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/08/turkey-bans-pesticide/#comment-3604 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:16:48 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=11090#comment-3604 Much of Turkey’s agriculture remains relatively ‘traditional’ (as opposed to chemical-dependent intensive farming).

As such, it can be converted to certified organic production relatively easily – the best way to say goodbye to polluting (and unecessary) pesticides – thus safeguarding both the environment and rural livelihoods.

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