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Brief description:
The amount of pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and preservatives, other pesticides) in total and per hectare of agricultural area of agricultural organizations;
Amount of applied pesticides
(tonnes)
Methodology:
The amount of pesticides is estimated from the data of the state statistical report 1-сх (удобрения) «Отчет об использовании удобрений и пестицидов» (Report on the use of fertilizers and pesticides) submitted by legal entities (except micro-organizations and private (peasant) farms), their separate units carrying out agricultural activities and having an agricultural area of 300 hectares or more;
The indicator reflects the amount of pesticides used for the crop protection of the reporting year;
Data source:
departmental reporting report 22-зем "Отчет о наличии и распределении земель" (Report on the availability and distribution of land); the data producer is the State Committee on Property of the Republic of Belarus.
Pesticide consumption: state statistical report 1-сх (удобрения) «Отчет об использовании удобрений и пестицидов» (Report on the use of fertilizers and pesticides); the data producer is the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
Relevance of the indicator:
The indicator makes it possible to assess the pressure on the environment arising through the use of pesticides.
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