Important questions remain unanswered in the wake of the SFI announcement.

How will farmers take up Integrated Pest Management if there is no live funding...and no fully operational/resourced sustainable farming advisory service?

4/4.

However, last week's closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive threw the farming sector into more uncertainty.

Gov't needs to commit support to farmers converting to organic who are now at risk of being left behind + those transitioning to pesticide-free, nature-friendly farming. 3/

You guessed it: organic! For decades, organic farmers have farmed in harmony with nature, using a more holistic approach to pest management without the hazardous, synthetic pesticides that the NAP is seeking to reduce. 2/