BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

farm yard manure should be prolonged.
_ Vulnerabje groundwater resources in three counties in Jutland should
be protekted by paying the farmers to reduce the use of fertilixer and
pesticides.
The plan for Sustainable Agriculture also proposed measures in order to reduce
the use of pesticides as described below.
The above mentioned rules have been or are about to be implemented in
statutory orders by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of
Agriculture.
Actions to reduce the use of nesticides.
The initiatives concerning measures to reduce the use of pesticides are related
to the Action Plan to reduce the use of pesticides from 1987.
The overall goal of this plan was to reduce the consumption of pesticides before
1997. The reduction should be achieved by strengthening advice, information
and research.
Moreover it was decided, that every pesticide in use shall be reevaluated and
new pesticides shall be approved.
In the plan for Sustainable Agriculture the following measures are proposed in
order to reduce the use of pesticides:
Research should be carried out in order to extend and develop integrated
plant production systems.
Advisory activities will be reinforced to help farmers cut their use of
pesticides.
_ Special training courses for all users of pesticides.
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