the importance of pesticides
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The Worldwide Importance of Pesticides for Crop Production
Leonard P. Gianessi
CropLife Foundation
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Tropical Export Crops
Bananas, cocoa, coffee, tea, rubber Perennial trees/bushes that cannot
survive freezes Diseases, insects, and weeds flourish in
the tropics Without pesticides, production would
decline significantly
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Bananas
34 billion pounds exported annually
Most popular fruit in the world
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Sigatoka fungal germ tube penetrating opening in banana leaf
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Sigatoka-infected banana plants
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Bananas: Sigatoka Disease
Present in all banana growing countries In 1934, destroyed 22,000 acres of
bananas in Central America Fungicide treatments began in 1936
Treated
Untreated
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Banana Export Plantations: Today
Fungicides are applied 25‒35 times annually
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Coffee
Americans drink 330 million cups a day
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4 billion coffee trees in Brazil
Coffee Trees
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Coffee Rust
Fungal spores penetrate coffee leaves
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Coffee Rust
Destroyed Ceylon’s coffee plantations in 1860s (Sri Lanka)
Coffee production increased in Latin America (rust not present)
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Coffee Rust: Today
1970: Coffee rust detected in Brazil
Spread throughout Latin America
Fungicides are sprayed 6-9 times per season
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Pesticide Use Markets
Highly developed (>90% acres treated) US, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada
Developing China, India
Not Developing (<5% acres treated) Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pesticide Use Driver: Developed Countries
Consumer demand for picture-perfect produce
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Consumers have zero tolerance for wormy apples
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U.S. apples have been sprayed with insecticides for over 100 years
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Cherry Fruit Fly
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Cherry Fruit Fly Larvae
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New Zealand: Kiwifruit
New Zealand accounts for 33% of world’s trade in kiwi
500 million pounds exported annually
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Brownheaded Leafroller Caterpillar
Found only in New Zealand
Present in all kiwifruit regions
Growers advised to apply insecticides
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Leafroller Damage to Kiwifruit
In untreated orchards, >50% of fruit can be damaged
Completely unacceptable for export markets
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California: Avocados
380 million pounds $6000/acre All sold fresh
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Avocado Thrip
First noted in California in 1996
Feeds on surface
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Avocado Thrip: Fruit Scarring
40% Reduction in Value (- $2400/A)
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Supermarket Shopping Survey
Two-thirds of respondents were willing to pay 5 ‒ 10% higher prices for certified pesticide-free produce, yet were unwilling to accept any cosmetic defects or insect damage.
ERS, USDA, 1990
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Herbicide Use Driver: Developed Countries
Shortages of workers to weed fields starting around the 1950s-60s
Herbicides greatly reduced the need for weeding by hand
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California: Weeding Vegetable Crops 1940s ‒ 1960s
Thousands of legal temporary workers from Mexico in the Bracero (Strong Arm) Program
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Millions of people weeded U.S. cotton fields into the 1950s
Hand Weeding
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Decline in Hand Weeding 1950s - 1960s
Millions of Workers Left Southern States for Urban Factory Jobs
The Bracero program ended in 1964
Hand Weeding Was Replaced with Herbicides
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Japanese Rice Weeding: 1950s
500 Hand Weeding Hours/Ha : 1 Billion Hours Total
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Herbicide Treated Rice: Japan
Untreated Treated
2 herbicide treatments give season-long weed control
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Japan: Weed Control in Rice
Herbicides replace the need for 1.89 million people weeding every day for 60 days in the summer all over Japan
Matsunaka, 2001
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EU Rice
Risotto Milanese Paella
90% Self sufficient in production 400,000 hectares
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Le Mondine
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Le Mondine Weeding
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Le Mondine
Left Farmwork for Factory Jobs
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EU Rice: Today
Two herbicide applications per hectare replace hundreds of hours of hand weeding.
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Weed Control Research: EU
Help is on the Way!
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Weed Control Research: EU
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Pesticide Use Drivers: Developed Countries
Need to produce more food for growing populations
Pesticides have effectively controlled pests leading to yield increases
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U.S. Population, 1900 - 2000
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U.S. Aggregate Farm Input Use
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U.S. Aggregate Farm Input Use
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Potato Yield: US
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U.S. Rice: Weeds Not Well Controlled Before Herbicides
Hand Weeders Not Used
Untreated HerbicideTreated
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U.S. Rice Yields
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Herbicides
Contributed directly to improved yields due to increased efficacy
Facilitated the adoption of other yield-increasing practices
Herbicide Effectiveness Continuously Improved 1950s-Today
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U.S. Corn Grain Yield
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Atrazine Introduced
Alachlor/Metolachlor Introduced
Post-Emergence Grass Herbicides Introduced
Roundup Ready Varieties Introduced
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Pesticides are used widely in agriculture in the United States. Their application has improved crop yields and increased the quantity of fresh fruits and vegetables in the diet, thereby contributing to improvements in public health.
NAS, 1993
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Canada Wheat Yields
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Australian Grain Belt
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Tillage: Australia
Dries out the soil and delays planting
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Australian Wheat Yield1930-2010 (Trendlines)
T/Ha
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10% No-till
78% No-till
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10% No-Till
78% No-Till
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Japanese Rice
Japan is self-sufficient in rice
Average person eats 5 kg of rice/month
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Japanese Rice
Famines due to rice blast
1695, 1783, 1833‒1837
Last major rice blast Outbreak : 1953
Fungicides have prevented outbreaks since then
Rice blast
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Monument to fungicidal rice blast control in Nankoku, Japan
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Norway
5 million people Short growing season Imports 50% of food
supply Pesticides used on
>90% of crop acres
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Norwegian Government Questions
What if food imports are cut off? Could a basic diet support the
Norwegian population?
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Norwegian Government Questions
What if food imports are cut off? Could a basic diet support the
Norwegian population? Yes – with pesticides
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Norwegian Government Questions
What if food imports are cut off? Could a basic diet support the
Norwegian population? Yes – with pesticides Without pesticides – 20% of the population
could not be fed
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Pesticide Use Drivers: Developing Markets
Shortages of workers to hand weed fields
Need to produce more food for growing population
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China Weed/Crop Status: 1980s
43 million hectares heavily infested 17.5 million tons of grain lost
Weedy maize field in China
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Hand Weeding in China
Millions of Farm Workers are Moving to Urban Areas
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Herbicide Use: China
Million Hectares
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China Wheat (#1 in World)
Wheat losses due to rust (million tonnes)
1950 – 6.0 1964 – 3.2 1990 – 1.8 2002 – 1.3
Now: Treat 6 million hectares with fungicides
Wheat rust
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Crop Yields : China
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India’s Economy
8% annual growth in GDP 500 million skilled laborers need to
be trained by 2022
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Rice in India
Hand weeding
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India: Soybeans
Herbicide treated plot Untreated plot
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India: Crop Herbicide Market
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Brazil: Soybean Production
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Soybean Rust Pustules
Brazil: First appeared 2001
By 2003: Spread to entire country
Yield losses up to 75%
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Brazil: Spraying Soybeans
Fungicides increase yields by 43%
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Brazil: Soybean Fungicide Market
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Sub-Saharan Africa
43 Countries 700 Million People 180 Million Farms
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African Yields (Tons/hectare)
Experimental Plots
Average Farmer
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Optimal Yields on Experimental Plots
Plant at Right Time
Weed at Right Time
Fertilize at Right Time
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Hand Weeding is the Predominant Weed Control Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa
50-70% of the labor in crop production is spent weeding
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Constraints on Timely Hand Weeding
Women can be too tired or sick (malaria)
Fields can be muddy Competing time
demands: child care Pregnancy
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In Africa, yield losses due to weeds range from 20% to total crop failure.
The majority of farmers in Africa identify weeding as the major constraint in their farming systems.
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The Spraying of Chemical Herbicides is an Alternative to Hand Weeding
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Herbicide Experiment: Kenya
Weedy Herbicide Treated
Maize Yields +53%
Bean Yields +94%
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Herbicide Use: Smallholder Farms
1-5% use herbicides Lack of training of farmers Lack of training of Extension Service
workers Lack of spray services
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Herbicide Use: Lack of Interest
Weeds are seen as “women’s work” Governments don’t take seriously International development agencies are
reluctant to support pesticide strategies
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Regional Crop Pesticide Markets
Phillips McDougal
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Regional Crop Pesticide Markets
Phillips McDougal
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Regional Crop Pesticide Markets
Phillips McDougal
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Regional Crop Pesticide Markets
Phillips McDougal
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Cereal Yields by Region
0
1
2
3
4
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
MT/Ha
LatinAmerica
Asia
Africa
FAO
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Conclusions
Pesticide use increases crop production Freeing labor from the drudgery of
hand weeding is central to economic growth