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Pest Manag Sci

Title:		A dual indicator set to help farms achieve more sustainable crop protection
Author(s):		Wustenberghs H; Delcour I; D'Haene K; Lauwers L; Marchand F; Steurbaut W; Spanoghe P;
Address:		"Social Sciences Unit, Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research, Merelbeke, Belgium. hilde.wustenberghs@ilvo.vlaanderen.be"
Journal Title:		Pest Manag Sci
Year:		2012
Volume:		20120612
Issue:		8
Page Number:		1130 - 1140
DOI:		10.1002/ps.3332
ISSN/ISBN:		1526-4998 (Electronic) 1526-498X (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: Farmers are being called to use plant protection products (PPPs) more consciously and adopt more sustainable crop protection strategies. Indicators will help farmers to monitor their progress towards sustainability and will support their learning process. Talking the indicators through in farmers' discussion groups and the resulting peer encouragement will foster knowledge acquirement and can lead to changes in attitudes, norms, perception and behaviour. RESULTS: Using a participatory approach, a conceptual framework for on-farm sustainable crop protection practices was created. The same participatory approach was used to design a dual indicator set, which pairs a pesticide impact assessment system (PIAS) with a farm inquiry. The PIAS measures the risk for human health and the environment exerted by chemical crop protection. The inquiry reveals the farmers' response to this risk, both in terms of the actions they take and their knowledge, awareness and attitude. CONCLUSIONS: The dual indicator set allows for implementation in four tiers, each representing increased potential for monitoring and social learning. The indicator set can be adjusted on the basis of new findings, and the participatory approach can be extrapolated to other situations"
Keywords:		"*Agriculture Attitude Crops, Agricultural/drug effects/*growth & development Humans Inhalation Exposure Knowledge Perception Pesticides/toxicity Risk Factors Workforce;"
Notes:		"MedlineWustenberghs, Hilde Delcour, Ilse D'Haene, Karoline Lauwers, Ludwig Marchand, Fleur Steurbaut, Walter Spanoghe, Pieter eng England 2012/06/13 Pest Manag Sci. 2012 Aug; 68(8):1130-40. doi: 10.1002/ps.3332. Epub 2012 Jun 12"