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Fungicides: Research

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 59720

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has provided funding for research into the (a) development and (b) trial of multi-site fungicide alternatives to mancozeb that are viable for tropical fruit expo

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra has not provided funding for research into the development and trial of multi-site fungicide alternatives to mancozeb that are viable for tropical fruit exporters in Latin America.

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