1.2 Pesticides Pollution and Experience with Policies in Sweden - Agenta Sundgren
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1.2 Pesticides Pollution and Experience with Policies in Sweden - Agenta Sundgren
- 1. Page 1 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Pesticides pollution and experience with policies in Sweden Agneta Sundgren
- 2. Page 2 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Pesticides in Sweden • Is there a problem? • What does the government do to reduce the risks? • What do the farmers do? • Do we succeed?
- 3. Page 3 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Use in Sweden per hectare compared to some countries
- 4. Page 4 | Federation of Swedish Farmers National Action Plans
- 5. Page 5 | Federation of Swedish Farmers National Action Plans • First National Action Plan (NAP) 1987 • Goal – 50 % reduction of sold quantities • Revised action plans 1991, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2013, (2017) • New goals about risk reduction
- 6. Page 6 | Federation of Swedish Farmers What are the real risks?
- 7. Page 7 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Regulations according to SUD (Regulation (EC) No1107/2009) • Swedish Ordinance on Pesticides • Several authorities involved – - Swedish Board of Agriculture, - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency - Swedish Chemicals Agency - Swedish Work Environment Authority
- 8. Page 8 | Federation of Swedish Farmers National prohibitions • Use of pesticides against • Nematodes in soil aimed for food or feed • Fungicides post-harvest in fruit and potatoes • Plants in water • Pre-harvest in grains aimed for human consumption
- 9. Page 9 | Federation of Swedish Farmers How does Sweden work to reduce the risks • Restriction in authorizing PPP • Mandatory training since 1960´s • Information campaign – Focus on Pesticide Use • Regional Plant Protection Centres • Tax on pesticides
- 10. Page 10 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Sold quantities in Sweden 1990-2016
- 11. Page 11 | Federation of Swedish Farmers
- 12. Page 12 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Pesticide Risk Indicators in Sweden 1988-2016
- 13. Page 13 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Residues in water • Environmental surveillance since 2002 in 4 drainage zones • Measures residues of pesticides from surface- and groundwater, sediments
- 14. Page 14 | Federation of Swedish Farmers
- 15. Page 15 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Awareness among the farmers – we have asked them • 2 of 3 know about the campaign ”Focus on pesticides” • 2 of 3 have improved their handling of pesticides the latest years • Filling the equipment, knowledge about rules and recordkeeping – most farmers know
- 16. Page 16 | Federation of Swedish Farmers Thank you for your attention! Agneta Sundgren agneta.sundgren@lrf.se Phone +46 8 787 50 08