Pesticide Control and Reduction

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To avoid great yield reductions, there has been an increased use of pesticides during recent decades in cross-border area. This superfluous and uncontrolled usage of pesticides causes severe degradation of environment endangering nature, food and human health. Although necessary in industrial production, the use of pesticides should be strictly controlled and reduced to the minimum. Lot can be done by setting up forecasting model that predicts the likelihood of pest or disease outbreak. This can assist crop growers in determining when or if pesticides are needed thus resulting in minimum use of pesticide. To ensure that, joint actions will be taken by setting up joint pest and disease forecaster system (PDF) in whole Cross Border Area (CBA). Joint actions will contribute to the main project objective which is to promote reduced and targeted use of pesticides on ZC/HNC/WHC area in order to protect environment and nature. CBA area is facing following territorial challenges that will be tackled throughout this project: lack of joint cooperation on issue of environment degradation, lack of infrastructural (PDF system) and human capacities, non existing policy for prevention of pesticides pollution in CBA and low level of environmental pollution awareness among agricultural producers. PESCAR project aims to protect and preserve the environment, encourage the sustainable use of natural resources and raise human and institutional capacities on environment protection through implementation of PDF system, establishment of policy for prevention of pesticides pollution and raising awareness among agricultural producers. The main target group are agricultural producers who will, by following PDF system expert recommendations, significantly reduce their agricultural production costs and have great economic benefits, which is definitely added value to the project. CBA inhabitants and visitors will also benefit from the project since they will have better life quality.

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