Report from the Sub-committee on Agriculture

Abstract
The sub-committee has proposed cultivation systems for agriculture in connection with a total and partial phase-out of pesticides and has found that a total phase-out or very limited use will require major changes in crop rotations. Even with an adjustment of the regimes, there will be a substantial reduction in the yield for many crops - and particularly for special crops. Within market gardening and fruit growing, the knowledge base is weaker than for farming proper, and this has made it far more difficult to carry out analyses in this sector. The sub-committee has analysed a number of alternative, non-chemical methods for combating diseases, pests and weeds. Several of these methods already have a considerable potential for use, while others require further research and development to become real alternatives.

Abstract in Danish
Underudvalget har foreslået dyrkningssystemer for jordbruget i forbindelse med en hel eller delvis udfasning af pesticider og har konstateret at en hen total afvikling eller meget begrænset anvendelse vil kræve væsentlige ændringer i sædskifterne i forhold til i dag. Selv ved en justering af sædskifterne vil der være tale om betydelige udbyttemæssige tab i mange afgrøder ikke mindst specialafgrøder. Inden for gartneri og frugtavlsområdet er videngrundlaget svagere end for det egentlige landbrug, hvilket har gjort det langst vanskeligere at udarbejde analyse på dette område. Underudvalget har vurderet en række alternative ikke kemiske metoder til bekæmpelse af sygdomme, skadedyr og ukrudt. Flere af disse metoder har et betydeligt anvendelsespotentiale allerede i dag, mens andre kræver yderligere forskning og udvikling før de er reelle alternativer.

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