[HIGHLIGHTS] Agriculture: environmental NGOs dismayed by the “pause” of the pesticide reduction plan

The government has agreed to "pause" the Ecophyto pesticide reduction plan. Environmental NGOs expressed concern about a “retrograde” decision.

The government defends the idea of "getting away from punitive ecology" But opponents denounce a break with the "ecological five-year term" promised by Emmanuel Macron.. Over the past 30 years, populations of field birds have fallen by 30% in France. Studies indicate that the intensification of agriculture is the main cause of this decline.