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Setting up a new register for biocide sales in the Netherlands
This report presents an examination of available sales figures for biocides in countries neighbouring the Netherlands and of the conditions a national sales register would have to meet in the...
Less pesticide used in agriculture
In 2020, Dutch farmers used 5 million kilograms of crop protection products, representing a decrease of more than 11 percent on 2016. The quantity used per hectare decreased by 13.4 percent as of...
Strong increase in biological pest control in ornamental plant cultivation
Commercial growers of flowers and ornamental plants in the Netherlands are increasingly using biological pest control.
Fewer pesticides used in vegetable growing
Between 2000 and 2008, the use of chemical pesticides in vegetable growing, in the open and under glass has dropped sharply.
Dramatic increase in amount of pesticides used by municipalities
Public authorities used nearly 54 thousand kilos of chemical pesticides in 2005 for the maintenance of public areas, an increase by 12 thousand kg (28 percent) relative to 2001.