In this section you can find a selection of country profiles written by experts involved with ENDURE.
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Lithuania In the latest of our country profiles, Ilma Rimkeviciene, from the PI Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service, introduces us to the integrated plant protection information, consulting and training information service the country has introduced as part of its drive towards more sustainable agriculture. Read the full article. |
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Italy Our sixth Country Profile is dedicated to Italy, where efforts to reduce the risk and impact of pesticides can be traced back almost 40 years. Italy's application of the 'Pesticides Package' directive relies heavily on the country's 20 regions and two autonomous provinces for introducing IPM practices appropriate for that area's specific crops. Federica Piccolo, a consultant at CNR (Italy's National Research Council) and Andrew Lewer, long-term ENDURE contributor, provide an overview of a recent publication [1] and Italy's National Action Plan [2]. Read the full article. |
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United Kingdom In the fifth of our country profiles we focus on the United Kingdom, where the challenge of meeting the Sustainable Use Directive is being met with a plan that seeks to employ, where possible, non-regulatory approaches delivered by stakeholder partners. Nick Birch, of the James Hutton Institute, and Andrew Lewer, long-term ENDURE contributor, report. Read the full article. |
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Switzerland In the fourth of our country profiles we examine Switzerland, a nation which first turned to Integrated Pest Management more than 40 years ago and has now developed Integrated Production and a system of direct payments to farmers for ecological services. As researchers Benno Graf, Jörg Samietz, Robert Baur and Thomas Steinger from Agroscope report, Swiss policy is focused on reducing the risks associated with pesticide use. Read the full article. |
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National Action Plans To consult Member States' National Action Plans for the introduction of Directive 2009/128, visit this page on the European Commission site. |
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