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DocumentsStatus report on sugar cane agrochemicals management.Agrochemicals in the sugarcane industries: health and environmental challenges and solutions.
RésuméThe progress in agricultural yields resulting from the introduction of agricultural chemicals has not come without cost for human health and the environment. While the pesticide requirements of sugarcane crop are relatively modest compared to other similar cash crops, agrochemicals continue to generate harmful impacts especially in the major sugarcane producing developing Apart from the intergovernmental treaties in the area of chemicals regulation in general (e.g. the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions) many international initiatives specific to sugarcane seek to foster better use of agrochemicals and alternative management practices such as Integrated Pest Management and organic farming. Such initiatives include multistakeholder e? orts to promote better production practices (e.g. Better Sugarcane Initiative, Roundtable of Sustainable Biofuels), international codes of practice, and sustainability certification schemes. The governments and chemicals industry in the developed world should redouble their e? orts to provide technical assistance and capacity building to developing countries in the areas of chemicals |
RechercherAgendaRENCONTRE PUBLIQUE SUR LES BIENS COMMUNS Pour la Transition, une économie du partage de la connaissance et des biens communs. Action de science participative originale menée à Brest et à Lorient en partenariat avec Plancton du Monde. AMENAZAS PARA LA PESCA EN EL MEDITERRÁNEO 24 de mayo 2014: visita y charlas en Vinaroz, región de Valencia. |
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