Titre : | Pesticides in the EC |
Auteurs : | F.M. Brouwer, Auteur I.J. Terluin, Auteur F.E. Godeschalk, Auteur |
Editeur : | Den Haag : Landbouw-economisch instituut, Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek |
Année de publication : | 1994 |
Collection : | Onderzoekverslag, n° 121 |
Présentation physique : | 159p.(+tb+gh+c+flch+bibl) |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-90-5242-252-7 |
Autre ISBN/ISSN : | 90-5242-252-4 |
Mots clés : |
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PLAN ENVI DECH EXPL PROT LEGI STRU COEX EVOL CEEU COUT DIST MARC VEGE TYPE PHAR EMBA |
Note générale : | E |
Résumé : | Sales of pesticides for agricultural use are assessed at national level on an EC scale. Besides, regions and crops within the EC with a high use of pesticides are identified. Also, the ways these pesticides are treated in the market system, in t[...] Sales of pesticides for agricultural use are assessed at national level on an EC scale. Besides, regions and crops within the EC with a high use of pesticides are identified. Also, the ways these pesticides are treated in the market system, in terms of the infrastructure of distribution networks and patterns of sale, are examined. Recent initiatives regarding the collection of packaging material and the disposal of unused stocks are reviewed.Annual sales of pesticides for agricultural use in the EC consist of about 340-350 million kg of active ingredients. Usage levels differ largely among countries, regions and crops. They are highest in areas with intensive farming practice, because of the subsequent risks of the occurrence of pests and diseases. The costs of pesticides per hectare are highest in regions specialized in horticulture (e.g. northern Italy, the south coast of France, the south-east coast of Spain and the Netherlands) and regions in France with emphasis on specialist cereals and general field cropping (e.g. Ile de France and Picardie). Output of crop production is highest in regions with relatively high costs of pesticides.A series of recommendations are formulated in order to contribute to the objectives of the Fifth Environmental Action Programme of the EC. They focus on the registration of sales of pesticides at national, regional and crop level as well as on research in future development trends of the use of pesticides in the EC. |