The risks of a one-time ban on active pesticide substances are significantly underestimated — research data indicates.

Changes in the use of active substances during the European integration process are not a matter of politics. It is a matter of the technological viability of Ukrainian agricultural production and the ability to remain a global food supplier. This was stated to the Interfax publication by Vladyslav Sedyk, an expert on global international projects of the FAO, EBRD, IFC, and former chief phytosanitary inspector of Ukraine. In his opinion, any regulation that affects yield or cost requires a careful, professional, and honest risk assessment. In 2025, three major studies—Smart Country (VAR), NUBiP (EBA), and HFFA Research (UKAB)—independently came to the same conclusion: the risks of a simultaneous ban on active substances are significantly underestimated. "... In sugar beets, the share of key plant protection products reaches 70-80%, in wheat—40-50%, and in soybeans and corn—30-40%. And their simultaneous ban is the shutdown of technology, not a market correction," Vladyslav Sedyk ...