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For reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture, the European strategy should aim to enhance the development of farming systems that will be able to give high yields with low environmental impacts. This can only be achieved by combining technologies from both organic and conventional farming systems. In this respect, the EU Directive 2009/128/EC, set rules for the sustainable use of pesticides aiming the decrease of risk and negative impact both on human health and environment. The Directive recomme...