Ecovelex 2025: Temporary Approval Granted in Italy for Maize Season
The Ecovelex 2025 outlook for Italian agriculture is positive, as Eden Research plc has announced that its sustainable bird repellent has been granted temporary authorization in Italy for the 2026 maize growing season. This renewal ensures that farmers will have continued access to effective, eco-friendly seed treatments while the company awaits full EU-wide approval.
Ecovelex 2025 Authorization Provides Farmers with Sustainable Maize Solutions
17 November 2025 – Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), a leader in sustainable biopesticide and biocontrol technologies, is pleased to announce that Ecovelex 2025 has been granted temporary approval in Italy (in accordance with Reg. EU/1107/2009). This allows its use as a bird repellent seed treatment on maize for the 2026 growing season.
“This most recent temporary approval effectively repeats the time-limited permitted use of Ecovelex in Italy, which was first introduced in 2023 on a temporary basis,” said Sean Smith, CEO of Eden Research. “It comes as welcome news to the many local maize farmers who depend on seeds treated with Ecovelex as one of the only viable solutions left to protect against bird infestation. The temporary approval in Italy enables Eden to sell Ecovelex whilst we await full EU-wide authorisation, which is expected in due course.”
Why Ecovelex 2025 Matters for Modern Agriculture
Ecovelex 2025 represents a new entrant into the seed treatment market and is a replacement for conventional chemicals that are no longer approved in the EU and UK. Developed to safely tackle crop destruction caused by birds—a major cause of losses in maize and other crops—Ecovelex works by emitting an unpleasant taste or odour that repels birds, leaving the seeds safely intact and the birds unaffected and free to find alternative food sources.
The product, developed by Eden at its Oxfordshire facility, is based on Eden’s plant-derived active ingredients, which the Company has registered in the EU, US, Mexico, and elsewhere. Ecovelex has also been formulated using Eden’s Sustaine® plastic-free microencapsulation system. It is designed to support farmers as they strive to meet consumer and regulatory demands for more sustainable agriculture.
In 2023, Eden submitted the regulatory dossier and application to Austria, which is acting as the interzonal rapporteur member state on behalf of the EU. Authorisation is expected in due course, with each EU member state then required to ratify the authorisation or request additional information before granting local authorisations.
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