Lithos crop protect: Food safety needs natural plant protection

Abstract

Lithos crop protect: Food safety needs natural plant protection Here, we learn that Lithos Crop Protect works on greener agriculture thanks to EU innovation funding. The Austrian company Lithos Crop Protect has prevailed as one of the few selected companies and has been awarded an EU Accelerator grant. This European Innovation Council funding program supports small and medium-sized enterprises with innovative solutions that contribute to a better and more sustainable future. Lithos Crop Protect is working at full speed on just such a solution. There is only a limited amount of land available for agriculture. However, a growing population still needs a secure and high-quality food supply. While this balancing act requires effective pest control, conventional chemical products used to protect crops often come under heavy flak, and their use is increasingly restricted or outlawed. That’s why Lithos Crop Protect is working on natural solutions to this problem – such as its patented pheromone application, the first sprayable product of its kind worldwide.