Five countries in Europe spend over 1 billion euros on pesticides in agriculture.

"The highest value of consumption of plant protection products in 2024 was recorded in France (over 3.1 billion euros). Relatively large quantities of consumption of plant protection products in value terms were also recorded in Germany, Poland, Spain, and Italy (over 1 billion euros). In no other EU country did the value of consumption of plant protection products exceed 700 million euros," says a report by the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics in Warsaw on the topic "The Market of Agricultural Raw Materials – Current State and Prospects." With electrolytic water, farmers reduce fertilization by 70% According to the document, in 2024, the annual consumption of plant protection products in the EU was lower compared to 2023. "In the coming years, the use of conventional plant protection products will likely also gradually decrease, driven by the policy to reduce the use of chemicals in EU agriculture, including through the development of alternative methods for plant ...