South Africa: IPM among the keys to reducing use of pesticides

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When German consumer pressure groups first lobbied supermarkets at the turn of the 21 century to reduce the use of chemicals used in managing the pests in the crops they sold, that pressure distilled all the way to the apple and pear growing regions in South Africa.

Today the growers for Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest South African apple and pear marketing company, responsible for the livelihoods of 15200 people, have some of the lowest Minimum Residue Levels (MRL) in the land and exceed the European Union standard in this regard.

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