Pesticides : problems, improvements and alternatives /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Malden, MA :
Blackwell Science,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Questions around the persistence of the pesticide problem
- An agricultural vision
- Authorisation of pesticides in the light of sustainability
- Innovation in the agrochemical industry
- Regulatory science in an international regime : an institutional analysis
- Farmer's agrochemical use decisions and the potential of efficiency and innovation offsets
- Variations in agriculture practice and environmental care
- Assessing the environmental performance of agriculture : pesticide use, risk and management indicators
- Integrated assessment of pesticides : methods for predicting and detecting environmental risks in a safety net
- Site-specific pest management
- New biotechnology, crop protection and sustainable development
- European food industry initiatives reducing pesticide use
- Impact of international policies (CAP) and agreements (WTO) on the development of organic farming
- Integration : learning to solve the pesticide problem