Project details

The DG AGRI-funded (Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development) project 'Developing a Farmers' Toolbox for Integrated Pest Management Practices from Across the Union' aims to identify the most promising ways to reduce the use of and dependence on pesticides and plant protection products across the EU. The aim is to provide EU Member States with practical advice, guidance and policy approaches. The pilot study started in February 2021 and is expected to be completed in November 2022. The IfLS is working together with the partners from ECORYS and Arcadia International.

The aim of the project is, on the one hand, to collect a wide range of approaches to integrated crop protection measures (e.g. political projects, private initiatives and agricultural practices/technologies). On the other hand, the practical measures are to be examined with regard to their transferability for various crops. For this purpose, a database (toolbox) will be made available, which will enable access to proven methods as well as advisory services.

The Institute for Rural Structural Research (IfLS) is transferring the concerns of the project to Austria. The processing approach includes interviews with agricultural extension services, representatives from practice/science and the relevant federal authority(ies). In addition, to complete the toolbox, national guidelines, laws and guidance documents are assessed to determine the extent to which they address integrated pest management measures. 

The final report of the project 'Developing a Farmers' Toolbox for Integrated Pest Management Practices from Across the Union' is available at: Farmer's toolbox for integrated pest management - Publications Office of the EU (europa.eu)