OECD Pesticides Risk Reduction Seminar on “Evolving Digital and Mechanical Technologies for the Application of Pesticides and Pest Management”

26 June 2019 OECD, Paris

The OECD Pesticides Risk Reduction Seminar on Evolving Digital and Mechanical Technologies for Pesticides and Pest Management focused on evolving digital and mechanical technologies such as precision agriculture machinery, data collection, and data processing. These technologies will lead to more precise application of pesticides, alternatives to pesticides, a reduction in pesticide use and allow farmers and growers to better manage their farm inputs.

These evolving technologies will assist the agricultural sector to not only become more productive, but also to minimise the risks and the use of pesticides by applying them more precisely when and where needed. Some of these technologies will pose challenges to pesticide regulatory agencies and, in particular, their risk management policies due to a lack of knowledge and understanding of these technologies and whether they enhance risk reduction techniques or create additional problems.    

 

Programme

Opening:

Welcome and opening remarks by the OECD - Richard Sigman, OECD Environment Directorate 

Session 1	Overview of the new technologies Jens-Karl Wegener - Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI), Germany  Spot Farming: Giving sustainable intensification a face
Session 2	Mechanical technologies Chris Bursiek - John Deere Crop Care Platform Evolving digital and mechanical technologies for the application of pesticides and pest management Peter Hanappe - Romi-Project, Sony CSL ROMI: Robotics for microfarms Janet Williams - Bayer Cropscience  Digital Farming: Producing more with less in a sustainable way
Session 3	Digital technologies  Xavier Leprince - Syngenta  Qualimetre: A forecasting tool for mycotoxins for wheat and corn  Roslyn Chua - Bayer CropScience Digital farming in crop protection Leanne Wiseman - Griffith University, Australia Legal considerations arising from digital technologies and Ag data
Session 4	Stakeholder views  John Andaloro - FMC  Evaluating drone application technology in crop protection: FMC's experience in China and USA Marie-Cécile Damave - Agridées Digital and mechanical technologies addressing plant health: How to meet both farmer and consumer demands?
Session 5	Regulatory views Ed Messina - EPA, United States Status of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) for pesticide application Grant Stark - CRD, United Kingdom OECD Pesticide risk reduction seminar: Evolving digital and mechanical technologies for pesticides and pest management Hidetaka Kobayashi - MAFF, Japan Risk mitigation: Use of unmanned aircraft for aerial application of pesticides in Japan

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