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Country profiles

In this section you can find a selection of country profiles written by experts involved with ENDURE.

Country	Introduction
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	France In the third of our country profiles we examine France, where the ambitious challenge has been set of halving pesticide use nationally over the course of 10 years. In this article, Philippe Delval, an ENDURE participant working at ACTA, the ‘Network for Innovative Research in Agriculture’, and Marco Barzman, ENDURE’s Scientific Officer, examine Ecophyto 2018, France’s National Action Plan. Read the full article. For more information, see also New site supports French NAP, which focuses on the website dedicated to bringing together references and knowledge on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in order to help educate farmers, advisers and trainers. For more information, see also EcophytoPIC, a central reference point for all sources of information relating to France’s National Action Plan (NAP).
	Germany In the second of our country profiles we examine Germany, where the task of implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through the National Action Plan (NAP) is being addressed through a range of measures. The most important of these is the development of crop or sector specific guidelines designed to provide farmers with the information they need to grow crops according to the principles of IPM. Read the full article. For more information, see also Necessary minimum in Germany, which focuses on a new assessment tool being used to help the country meet its target of reducing environmental risks associated with pesticide use by 25% by 2020. For more information, see also ISIP (Information System for Integrated Plant production), a collaboration between the German Ministry of Agriculture, scientific institutes, Chambers of Agriculture and the German Agricultural Society.
	Denmark With effect from 1 July 2013 a new pesticide strategy has been implemented in Denmark. The aim is to reduce the use of pesticides, particularly those that have a high impact on the environment and human health. Read the full article. Read about Denmark's Green Growth programme in our 2011 Country Profile. For more information, see also the official Danish site dedicated to IPM, Landbrugsinfo: Integreret plantebeskyttelse.
	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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