A pesticide project from Jap Energéticas Medioambientales got EU fund

A project from Jap Energéticas Medioambientales S.L. got fund from EU under the LIFE programme for the Environment. 

 

Recently, the European Commission has approved an investment package of €264.8 million to support Europe’s environment, nature and green growth. The investment covers 96 new projects spanning to 21 Member States, funded under the LIFE programme for the Environment. The projects cover actions in the field of environment and resource efficiency, supporting the transition to a more circular and sustainable economy, nature and biodiversity, and environmental governance and information. EU will co-finance the projects by providing € 160.6 million.
 

Jap Energéticas Medioambientales’ project will develop a greener system for applying plant protection substances (pesticides and other phyto-regulators) to crops. It will test the system in the municipality of L’Alcudia (Valencia). The project will also carry out an environmental assessment of the new process, comparing it against current pesticide application techniques. The new dosing system is expected to reduce farmers’ exposure to pesticides and reduce the presence and persistence of pesticides in soil, air, water and on fruit.
 

Background
 

The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. It has been running since 1992 and has co-financed more than 4 000 projects across the EU and in third countries, mobilising € 7.8 billion and contributing € 3.4 billion to the protection of the environment and climate. At any given moment some 1100 projects are ongoing. The budget for the LIFE Programme for 2014–2020 is set at € 3.4 billion in current prices, and has a sub-programme for environment and a sub-programme for climate action.