Summary
Published in Agronomy for Sustainable Development in 2021, this paper reviews integrated pest management practices and pesticide use trends across Europe, likely in the context of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive. The authors assess the extent to which IPM has been adopted in practice and analyse whether pesticide use data indicate meaningful reductions at a European scale. The review contributes to understanding the structural and policy barriers limiting IPM uptake despite longstanding regulatory frameworks.
UK applicability
The findings are broadly applicable to the UK, which implemented its own National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides and faces similar challenges around IPM adoption post-Brexit. UK policymakers and agronomists can draw on the European evidence base when designing incentives or monitoring frameworks under the Environmental Land Management scheme.
Key measures
Pesticide use indicators (e.g. treatment frequency index, kg active substance per hectare); IPM adoption rates; policy compliance metrics
Outcomes reported
The study likely examines trends in pesticide application rates and the uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) practices across European agriculture, assessing progress towards reduced pesticide dependency. It may evaluate gaps between policy ambitions and on-farm implementation of IPM principles.
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