Minimising farm crop protection pressure supported by the multiple functionalities of the DISCUSS indicator set

Vertaalde titel van de bijdrage: De druk van gewasbescherming minimaliseren met behulp van de verschillende functies van de indicatorenset DISCUSS

Hilde Wustenberghs, Davina Fevery, Ludwig Lauwers, Fleur Marchand, Pieter Spanoghe

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    Sustainable crop protection (SCP) has many facets. Farmers may therefore perceive transition to SCP as very complex. The Dual Indicator Set for Crop Protection Sustainability (DISCUSS) can handle this complexity. To provide targeted support throughout the transition to SCP, complexity capture must be synchronised with the time course of on-farm decision-making. Tool use must be tuned to farmer awareness and appropriate level of data in consecutive stages. This paper thus explores the potential functionalities of DISCUSS in relation to both complexity and time. Results from apple and potato crop protection show three potential functions: DISCUSS can be used as (1) a simulation tool for communication and decision support, (2) an assessment and monitoring tool, and (3) a discussion support tool for farmer groups. Analysis of these functionalities using a framework for guiding on-farm sustainability assessment and strategic decision-making shows how each functionality can support the consecutive steps of transition to SCP, i.e. using the right tool functionality at the right time.
    Vertaalde titel van de bijdrageDe druk van gewasbescherming minimaliseren met behulp van de verschillende functies van de indicatorenset DISCUSS
    Oorspronkelijke taalEngels
    TijdschriftScience of the Total Environment
    Volume618
    Exemplaarnummer618
    Pagina's (van-tot)1184–1198
    Aantal pagina’s15
    ISSN0048-9697
    DOI's
    PublicatiestatusGepubliceerd - 15-mrt.-2018

    Trefwoorden

    • Decision support
    • Discussion support
    • Indicators
    • Monitoring
    • Simulation
    • Stepwise implementation
    • Sustainable crop protection

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