Jiangxi Shanggao County Takes Multiple Measures to Promote Zero Growth of Pesticide Use

In order to ensure the safety of ordinary people at the table, the agricultural department of Shanggao County has effectively implemented the spirit of the on-site meeting of the ten major actions of green ecological agriculture in the province, took multiple measures to prevent and control diseases and insects, and further promoted the zero-growth action of pesticides
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The first is to expand the application of agricultural socialized services and improve the level of unified defense and governance
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In the process of pest prevention and control, Shanggao County Agriculture Bureau actively guides farmers to purchase socialized agricultural plant protection services based on the characteristics of crop varieties and the advantages of concentrated contiguous areas
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The participation of socialized professional plant protection organizations has effectively avoided farmers' repeated use of pesticides, and greatly reduced the amount of pesticides used and farmers' medication costs
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At present, the county has developed 48 professional plant protection service organizations
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More than half of the crops in the county have adopted the services of professional plant protection service organizations
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The second is to use advanced technology to improve the efficiency of crop pest control
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Since 2013, Shanggao County has taken the lead in introducing drone spraying pesticide technology in the city.
The use of such advanced pesticide spraying equipment has greatly improved the uniformity of pesticide spraying with good results and effectively reduced the amount of pesticides used
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After several years of development, various plant protection organizations throughout the county have purchased 20 unmanned sprayers and 15 advanced self-propelled boom sprayers
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The third is to strengthen technical guidance and promote safe and rational use of drugs
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According to the growth characteristics of crops, the Agriculture Bureau of Shanggao County sends timely information on diseases and insect pests to farmers and guides farmers to use medicines rationally
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At the same time, the plant protection experts of the Bureau of Agriculture have paired up with the county's major grain growers to guide the large grain growers to use medicines rationally
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The Law Enforcement Station of the County Agriculture Bureau severely cracked down on the use of banned pesticides, strengthened control over restricted pesticides, and effectively ensured the safety of crops
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