2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Plant Diseases Track: Agriculture Author(s): Andrea Fais, Pasquale Nino INEA, inside the TAPAS (Technical Action Plans for Agricultural Statistics) program for the amelioration of agricultural statistics, has developed a methodology based on indirect statistics and, using geographic information system technology, the integration of different data typologies and sources. The production of indirect statistics on the use of pesticides is based on land use data (annual cultivation surfaces) in correlation with Good Agricultural Practice and/or with pesticides national data bank (annual quantity of pesticides per cultivation). The integration of these data with different sources and typologies (industrial production and sales, pesticide costs and uses at farm level, etc.) is essential to correct, calibrate and validate indirect statistics. In particular, FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network) data, with the definition and the implementation of a specific questionnaire on pesticides use on 100 farms (geographically referenced) FADN sample, are strictly required to define the diffusion of plant diseases. Andrea Fais INEA Via Barberini, 36 Roma , Roma 00187 IT Phone: 0039647856535 E-mail: fais@inea.it Pasquale Nino INEA Via Barberini, 36 Roma , Roma oo187 IT Phone: 0039647856517 E-mail: nino@inea.it |
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