How to significantly reduce pesticide use: An empirical evaluation of the impacts of pesticide taxation associated with a change in cropping practice

Modelling the Effects of a Glyphosate Ban on Weed Management in Silage Maize Production

“…Another possibility is to use expert knowledge for the parameter estimation as done byFemenia and Letort (2016). In a study byDeen et al (1993), the parameter value is assumed with respect to the efficacy of the herbicide.…”

Large reductions in pesticides made possible by use of an insect‐trapping lamp: a case study in a winter wheat‐summer maize rotation system

“…Although using insect‐trapping lamps is an environmentally friendly approach to pest control, peasant farmers still prefer to use pesticides to eliminate pests, because they can quickly kill a significant proportion of the pest population . In recent years, however, the excessive use of pesticides has begun to pose a serious threat to the health of farmers . Moreover, it causes pollution affecting the biological community, soil, water, air and even the global ecosystem.…”

“…As a consequence of population growth and the resulting requirement to improve crop yields, agriculture now involves heavy usage of pesticides, plant growth regulators and chemical fertilizers . The intensive usage of chemical inputs, notably pesticides, is associated with serious health and environmental risks . At present, over 16 000 pesticide formulations based on 1055 active ingredients are labeled for use globally, while in China alone, over 9700 pesticides based on 502 active ingredients have been registered …”

“…Although agriculturalists and governments are now paying more attention to pesticide pollution problems, little has been achieved in practice in the field . Faced with this thorny issue, governments in developed and developing countries have merely set objectives to control the use of pesticides.…”

Apropiación social del conocimiento investigación, innovación y extensión en 2019

“…La protección fitosanitaria procura garantizar cultivos con menos incidencias de plagas para mejorar el rendimiento y la calidad de las cosechas (Meneses Ospina, 2015). En la concepción de la agricultura moderna, los plaguicidas son el arma más violenta, efectiva e importante contra infestaciones agudas de las plagas (Restrepo, 1988), sin embargo, el uso intensivo de insumos químicos, en particular pesticidas, está asociado con el deterioro de la estructura y función de los agroecosistemas (Femenia & Letort, 2016), con consecuencias como la alta vulnerabilidad a perturbaciones de origen biótico, baja resiliencia o capacidad de recuperación al daño (Meneses Ospina, 2015), resurgimiento de plagas, resistencia de plagas a insecticidas y efectos letales sobre la salud humana, afectando a largo plazo la sostenibilidad del sector agrario. Por lo tanto, se requiere una alternativa ecológica para generar una elevada calidad de productos agrícolas.…”