26 September 2007

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State Plant Protection Service

2005 Transition Facility Programme

PESTICIDES USE SURVEY IN LITHUANIAPESTICIDES USE SURVEY IN LITHUANIA

Danguolė Krepštulienė, Statistics Lithuania

Darius Baškys, State Plant Protection Service

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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT

improvement of methodology for pesticide statistics collection in the perspective of the further practical implementation of the proposed Regulation on Pesticide Statistics

consolidation of administrative networks of Satistics Lithuania and State Plant Protection Service

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INVOLVED PARTIES

Statistics Lithuania (SL) is the institution organising the survey in the country.

State Plant Protection Service (SPPS) participates in the project as a partner.

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ACTIONS PLANNED

Establishment of a Working Group involving specialists of SL and SPPS in the field of pesticide statistics

Implementation of Countrywide Plant Protection Usage Data Collection Survey on Winter Wheat

Participation in the workshops organized within the framework of the project

Submitting the final report and results to Eurostat

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WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT BY SL

Identification of farm population for the survey

Preparation of the sampling methodology and selection of farms for the sample survey

Statistical analysis of the collected data

Evaluation of accuracy of the obtained estimates

Preparation and submission of the final report to Eurostat

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WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT BY SPPS

Preparation of the sampling methodology

Designing and testing of the questionnaire

Selection and training of interviewers

Sample survey on farms using an interview mode

Checking questionable data

Data processing and analysis

Preparation of the final report

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FURURE PLANS (IF PESTICIDE STATISTICSREGULATION COMES INTO FORCE

SL and SPPS have already had a joint meeting and discussions at the Ministry of Agriculture

Meeting outcomes :

- to continue institutional cooperation and information exchange;

- to follow pesticide regulation developments and to start actions only when regulation comes into force;

- first steps if regulation comes into force: to distribute responsibilities and to find funding at national level (Government Decree).

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SAMPLING METHODOLOGY

Sampling frame – IACS, farms growing wheat

Population size: N=34 533

Sample unit – farm

Sample size - 500 farms

Startified simple random sample

Survey crop season – 2005/6

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SURVEY MODE: FACE -TO-FACEINTERVIEWS

22 State plant protection inspectors (interviewers) were trained to

collect data on farms by an interview mode.

The number of interviews for each inspector is different

depending on his inspection zones

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- 22 State Plant Protection Inspectors interview 500 farms- The control zone for one inspector is two district municipalities

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PROGRESS TO DATE

Questionnaire prepared and tested

Interviewers selected and trained

National sampling methodology prepared and farms selected

Data collection by an interview mode is in progress and will be finished in the end of September

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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS USE ON WINTER WHEAT IN 2005/6

(Data are totally confidential and shall be used for the survey

puposes in summarized form only)

Municipality number, Interviewer code, Questionnaire code

Registration No _____

(date and place)

Respondent farm

(enterprise name / farmer’s name and surname)

(enterprise/farm registration address)

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION (QUESTIONNAIRE)

1. Total farm size _________ ha

2. Total winter wheat (wheat) grown area _________ ha

3. Address of the basic1 wheat grown area (indicate place and municipality)

4. Wheat kinds and total area of the basic (survey) wheat grown area (ha) ?

5. Meteorological conditions for growing of wheat were: favourable / unfavourable, why?

6. Use of plant protection products (products) on wheat comparing to annual average was: higher / as usual / lower; why?

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION (QUESTIONNAIRE)cont.

7. Use of plant protection products on wheat:

Not used (then part II. Technical information does not have to be completed)

Registered ecological farm

Professional use products are used

8. General information on use of plant protection products:

Person responsible for products and spraying has agronomical degree or plant protection course graduation certificate

Good records keeping of the products used ( use records journal for the completion of part II “Technical information”)

Sprayer used on farm with tank capacity more then 30 litres

Sprayer has a valid inspection certificate

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II. TECHNICAL INFORMATION (data of plant protection products use on basic1 wheat grown area)

Basic area (ha)

Application date

Application stage: pre-drilling soil (seed) preparation

/phenological crop growth stage

Product name

Application:

- Rate (kg ,l / ha, t)

- Quantity (kg, l)

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II. TECHNICAL INFORMATION (data of plant protection products use on basic1 wheat grown area)

Application of product mix: yes / no

Application type (seed treatment, spraying, etc.)

Water volume used (l/ha - spraying; or l/t – seed treatment)

Demand for the product use comparing to annual average

(higher, as usual, lower)

Application targets (name main pests, diseases or weeds)

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II. TECHNICAL INFORMATION (data of plant protection products use on basic1 wheat grown area)

Respondent (name and surname, position, signature)

Interviewer (name and surname, signature)

Definition:

- Basic1 - wheat grown area on farm (field or sum of fields) where the

same plant protection products were used identically (the same

application rate, quantity, etc.)

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EXPERIENCE: PILOT SURVEY 2004/5PROBLEMS SPECIFIC TO DATA COLLECTION ON WHEAT FARMS

When farm records are poor, it is more difficult to get high quality data (interview).

The Lithuanian farm record form does not include the point on crop stage when PPP are used (more difficult to get accurate data).

Human factor (farmer’s or interviewer’s errors).

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Thank you for your attention