An economic analysis of the possibility of reducing pesticides in French field crops

Jacquet, Florence; Butault, Jean-Pierre; Guichard, Laurence

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.04.003

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“…Modelling has been used to predict the effect of practice changes on economic profits. It showed that with limited changes in terms of farming practices, a reduction of 30 % of the pesticide Treatment Frequency Indicator will not reduce economic profits of farmers in France (Jacquet et al, 2011). Moreover, a prediction showed that the financial investment of sowing wildflower strips adjacent to blueberries was reimbursed from the fourth year after sowing without subsidies (and obviously earlier with subsidies) thanks to the pollination service provided by wild pollinators, but specified that this time frame highly depends on commodity prices (Blaauw and Isaacs, 2014).…”

Section: Economics In the Process Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial diversification of agroecosystems to enhance biological control and other regulating services: An agroecological perspective

Hatt

Boeraeve

Artru

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Science of The Total Environment

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Spatial diversification of crop and non-crop habitats in farming systems is promising for enhancing natural regulation of insect pests. Nevertheless, results from recent syntheses show variable effects.One explanation is that the abundance and diversity of pests and natural enemies are affected by the composition, design and management of crop and non-crop habitats. Moreover, interactions between both local and landscape elements and practices carried out at different spatial scales may affect the regulation of insect pests. Hence, research is being conducted to understand these interdependencies.However, insects are not the only pests and pests are not the only elements to regulate in agroecosystems. Broadening the scope could allow addressing multiple issues simultaneously, but also solving them together by enhancing synergies. Indeed, spatial diversification of crop and non-crop habitats can allow addressing the issues of weeds and pathogens, along with being beneficial to several other regulating services like pollination, soil conservation and nutrient cycling. Although calls rise to develop multifunctional landscapes that optimize the delivery of multiple ecosystem services, it still represents a scientific challenge today. Enhancing interdisciplinarity in research institutions and building interrelations between scientists and stakeholders may help reach this goal. Despite obstacles, positive results from research based on such innovative approaches are encouraging for engaging 2 science in this path. Hence, the aim of the present paper is to offer an update on these issues by exploring the most recent findings and discussing these results to highlight needs for future research.

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Section: Economics In the Process Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The efficiency of different incentive tools is discussed (e.g. pesticide taxation, quotas of pesticide use, subsidies) (Jacquet et al, 2011;Skevas et al, 2012). In other words, should farmers alone support the costs?…”

Section: Economics In the Process Of Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial diversification of agroecosystems to enhance biological control and other regulating services: An agroecological perspective

Hatt

Boeraeve

Artru

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Although the additional costs for farmers are relatively low compared to Norway and Denmark, a use reduction (of AS) is achieved. Even though other measures contributed to this development, the relatively high reduction effects induced by a relatively low tax was confirmed in a simulation study by Jacquet et al [72], in which a 20% reduction is reached by a 16% ad valorem tax.…”

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European Pesticide Tax Schemes in Comparison: An Analysis of Experiences and Developments

Böcker

Finger

2016

Sustainability

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Policy measures are needed to reduce the risks associated with pesticides' application in agriculture, resulting in more sustainable agricultural systems. Pesticide taxes can be an important tool in the toolkit of policy-makers and are of increasing importance in European agriculture. However, little is known about the effects of such tax solutions and their impacts on the environment, farmers, and human health. We aim to fill this gap and synthesize experiences made in the European countries that have introduced pesticide taxes, i.e., France, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The major findings of our analysis are: (1) overall, the effectiveness of pesticide taxes is limited, but if a tax on a specific pesticide is high enough, the application and the associated risks will be reduced significantly; (2) in all countries, hoarding activities have been observed before a tax introduction or increase. Therefore, short-term effects of taxes are substantially smaller than long-term effects; (3) differentiated taxes are superior to undifferentiated taxes because fewer accompanying measures are required to reach policy goals; (4) tax scheme designs are not always in line with the National Action Plan targets. Low tax levels do not necessarily lead to a reduction of pesticide input and differentiated taxes do not necessarily lead to fewer violations of water residue limits.

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“…La méthodologie de la démarche Co-click'eau (Chantre, 2012 ;Chantre et al, 2012) s'appuie sur la méthode de conception de scénarios développée dans le cadre de l'étude Ecophyto R&D (Butault et al, 2010 ;Jacquet et al, 2011). Elle constitue un des outils en appui de la politique nationale de protection des captages vis-à-vis des pollutions diffuses principalement agricoles, politique visant la protection de 500 AAC 3 désignées comme prioritaires dans le contexte du Grenelle de l'environnement.…”

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Co-click’eau : une démarche d’intermédiation pour la construction d’une action collective locale ?

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Chantre²,

Cerf³

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Nat. Sci. Soc.

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La participation est devenue le maître-mot de la mise en oeuvre et de l'évaluation des politiques publiques environnementales et, compte tenu de la diversité des pratiques qu'elle suscite, elle est aussi un enjeu de développement méthodologique. Dans la suite des analyses publiées par NSS sur ces démarches et ces outils (NSS, 13, 3,(258)(259)(260)(261)(262)(263)(264)(265) NSS, 14, 1,(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42) NSS, 21, 1,(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34), un groupe d'auteures rend compte dans cet article de l'utilisation d'un outil pour faciliter la participation en vue d'un changement de pratiques agricoles. L'utilisation de cet outil crée bien des opportunités de partage de connaissances… mais aussi de mises en scène. Les auteures montrent en quoi l'inscription de l'outil dans un contexte social nécessite une confiance et un engagement préalables des différentes parties prenantes et font le constat de sa plus grande efficacité dans des arènes plus homogènes comme des comités techniques. La capacité de ces arènes techniques, où la diversité d'acteurs participants est moindre, à proposer des ruptures radicales mérite d'être interrogée. La RédactionRésumé -Dans le domaine de la gestion de l'eau, la participation des acteurs locaux et la territorialisation des modes d'action sont devenus les maîtres-mots des politiques publiques. Cet article s'intéresse aux intermédiations permises par la démarche Co-click'eau. Celle-ci vise à accompagner, via la production d'une expertise collective, différents acteurs d'un territoire dans la prise de décision pour agir sur la pression agricole qui s'exerce sur la qualité de l'eau. Dans un contexte où l'agriculture est mise en cause dans le problème de la qualité des eaux, l'objectif de cet article est d'identifier la capacité de cette démarche, à partir de connaissances techniques et agronomiques construites localement et mobilisées dans la construction de scénarios, à aider les acteurs à élaborer un plan d'actions. Étudiant la mise en oeuvre de la démarche dans trois territoires, nous montrons que les lieux de la participation institués par le cadrage national ne sont pas ceux où s'opèrent les traductions et intermédiations qui rendent possible l'action collective.Abstract -Co-click'eau: a brokering device to support a local collective action? In the field of water management, collaborative planning involvement of various local stakeholders and adaptive management of local issues have become the keywords of public policies. In this paper, we focus on the intermediations induced by the Coclick'eau approach. Via the development of a collective expertise this approach targets support to different stakeholders concerned by the same territory by providing participatory decision-making support to reduce negative impacts of agricultural practices on water quality. Within a political context which emphasizes the role of agriculture on water quality our objective is to identify the capacity of this approach, based on the development of local technical...

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An economic analysis of the possibility of reducing pesticides in French field crops

Cited by 127 publications

References 27 publications

Spatial diversification of agroecosystems to enhance biological control and other regulating services: An agroecological perspective

Spatial diversification of agroecosystems to enhance biological control and other regulating services: An agroecological perspective

European Pesticide Tax Schemes in Comparison: An Analysis of Experiences and Developments

Co-click’eau : une démarche d’intermédiation pour la construction d’une action collective locale ?

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