Between the approved dose and the dose actually applied : A diagnosis of pesticide overdosing in French vineyards

In this article, we explore the factors leading winegrowers to apply pesticide doses exceeding the official recommendations. Our approach is founded on an original methodology that determines practices of overdosing by matching four databases in 2006: the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN); the cropping practices survey (PK) in the winegrowing sector; the e-phy database operated by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food, which identifies authorised doses per input; and climatic data measured by the Météo France meteorological office. Our sample, which contains 105 vineyards throughout France, reveals that 50% of these winegrowers never overdose, while 24% systematically apply excessive doses of pesticides. The latter group benefits from a comfortable financial situation, but suffers from an unfavourable climate.

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Titre
Between the approved dose and the dose actually applied : A diagnosis of pesticide overdosing in French vineyards
Type de publication
Article de revue
Année de publication
2014
Revue
Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies
Volume
95
Nombre
3
Pagination
327-350
Date de publication
septembre
Soumis le 17 septembre 2018