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- DISCUSS is a tool designed to help farmers enhance sustainable crop protection by combining risk and response indicators.
- The system pairs POCER risk indicators with a management questionnaire to provide comprehensive insights into farm practices.
- It allows for simulations to guide farmers in making informed crop protection decisions by incorporating personal protection and drift mitigation measures.
Article Abstract
DISCUSS, the Dual Indicator Set for Sustainable Crop protection Sustainability Surveys, was designed to help farmers achieve more sustainable crop protection. The indicator set pairs risk indicators--POCER--, with response indicators--a management questionnaire. Both parts of DISCUSS are indicators in their own right, but the dual risk-response setup has the additional trump that the questionnaire reveals farm level information, by which POCER calculations are refined. Simulations with personal protection and drift mitigation measures illustrate how DISCUSS can be used to support the farmers' crop protection decisions.
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