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<p>We will publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides
(NAP) shortly. It will set out Defra’s ambition to minimise the risks and impacts
of pesticides to human health and the environment and the actions that need to be
taken to deliver those goals.</p><p> </p><p>We have not waited for the publication
of the NAP to move forward with work to support sustainable pest management. Defra
has recently funded a package of research projects that will bring together scientific
evidence underpinning Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a sustainable way of managing
pests, in order to look at ways of further encouraging its uptake. This work will
support farmers’ access to the most effective IPM tools available and ensure that
we understand changing trends in pest threats across the UK.</p>
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