Pesticides use, national programme and obsolete pesticides management in Republic of Slovenia
2008
Druzina, B.
The Republic of Slovenia (20,273 square km; 2.011,500 inhabitants; 782,533 employees) is one of the smallest European countries. In comparison to other Central and Eastern European countries, the macroeconomic importance of agriculture in Slovenia is relatively low. Approximately 55 percent of Slovenia is covered by forest. In the lowlands, less than 25 percent is agricultural land. Farming in Slovenia is characterized by its small holdings. The average size of an agricultural holding is about 6.2ha and only 15 percent of them are larger than 10ha. Small scale farming results in lower competition of the Slovenian agriculture in comparison to the European. In Slovenia data on pesticide use is collected for the last 15 years. This article will present pesticide use by type and quantity in Slovenia in the last 15 years. Pesticide use in agriculture will also be presented on a region-by-region basis; the established quantities of obsolete pesticides will also be shown on this basis. The national programme of activities to remove and/or destroy obsolete pesticides will be outlined, and the activities taking place on the ground to remove this pesticides will be set alongside the current national programme. An estimate of the amounts of obsolete pesticides that will arise in the next few years will be made on the basis of the quantities and types of pesticides currently being used.
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