Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI)

Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment

Stahnsdorfer Damm 81
14532 Kleinmachnow / Germany

See sub-categories below.

Since 2011, regular surveys of pesticides use have been carried out in Germany as PAPA surveys. PAPA stands for panel pesticide applications. A number of crop-specific networks of farms have been created, in which the PPP application data are recorded in detail annually. The data are forwarded in an anonymised form to the Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI).
The crops (winter wheat, winter barley, winter rape, corn, potatoes, sugar beets, apple, hops and vine) were selected for their relevance to the national action plan on the sustainable use of PPPs. This means, that the individual crop area is not the only important criterion for the selection, but also the intensity of chemical plant protection measures and the associated potential risk to human health and the environment.All surveys and analyses relate to the Federal Republic of Germany. The distribution of the panel farms was proportional to the distribution of arable land per crop.

2018

§ 21 of the German Plant Protection Act (Gesetz zum Schutz der Kulturpflanzen - Pflanzenschutzgesetz (PflSchG)) of 6 February 2012

www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflschg_2012

German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag)

2012

none

irrelevant

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The classification used for pesticides corresponds to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 (https://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1185/2017-03-09) of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The classification system for crops derives from the Annual crop statistics Handbook 2019 (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/Annexes/apro_cp_esms_an1.pdf).

agriculture
The crops (winter wheat, winter barley, winter rape, corn, potatoes, sugar beets, apple, hops and vine) were selected for their relevance to the national action plan on the sustainable use of PPPs (NAP). This means, that the individual crop area is not the only important criterion for the selection, but also the intensity of chemical plant pro-tection measures and the associated potential risk to human health and the environment.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

not available

The data reported are the quantity of each active substances listed in Annex III of Regulation 1185/2009 contained in plant protection products used on a selected crop, expressed in kg. The area treated with each substance are expressed in hectares.

agricultural holding

agricultural holdings which are representative of the region in which they are located

See sub-categories below.

The entire territory of Germany.

no special territories

Data collection on pesticide use started in 2001. Yearly surveys are conducted since 2011.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on an index number of time series.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

every year

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

confronting the statistics against other relevant data (both internal and external); investigating inconsistencies in the statistics; verifying the statistics against expectations and domain intelligence, outlier detection

no specification necessary

The surveys collect accurate and quantitative data.
All data sets are equally weighted.
An extrapolation for Germany is made on the basis of the sample. Standard statistical methods (calculation of mean values, sums, confidence intervals, etc.) are used for this purpose.

no adjustment

See sub-categories below.

Not relevant

Not relevant

Not relevant

The distribution of panel farms (at least 100 farms per culture) is proportional to the distribution of the acreage of crops in Germany.
The documentation of the individual pesticide use data is done by the farmer himself. This data is then collected by regional staff and forwarded anonymously to the JKI. A data check (plausibility tests) is carried out by JKI. Missing or incorrect data is supplemented or corrected.  Standard statistical methods are used for the projections.
A comparison between pesticide application data and sales data gave satisfactory coincidence in the majority of cases. Unexplained deviations were only observed for active substances which are rarely applied.

No other relevant information

All groups in society (government agencies, non-governmental organizations, farmers' associations, etc.), who take part in the political debate on the use of plant protection products, are users of the data. In particular, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) needs the results of the surveys in the framework of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Use of pesticides.
All relevant results are published on the website https://papa.julius-kuehn.de and in various publications.

Regional surveys are often requested. But the costs are too high.

No changes planned

No other relevant information

No activities

Not relevant

No other relevant information

See sub-category below.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics because in this data collection, there is no target on the number of data. Member States are asked to collect data on representative crops without stipulating the number of crops.

see also Annex to concept 4.2.3:
The accuracy of the results of the statistical surveys is considered to be fully sufficient (especially from the perspective of current use). An improvement in accuracy can be achieved only by an extreme increase in sample size. The associated costs can not be justified.

low sample size and agricultural diversity

No other relevant information

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See sub-categories below.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes:

No use of questionnaires. Use of original data from the farmers' records for PSM application. Documentation errors are usually detected directly when digitalising the survey data. The most common errors are incorrect or incomplete PPP-names and/or incorrect measurement units (e.g. kg/ha instead of g/ha). Missing data are supplemented; incorrect data are corrected.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Not relevant, since only standard statistical methods are used for the projections.

Seasonal adjustment is not applicable to pesticide use statistics since all plant protection treatments associated directly or indirectly with the crop during the reference period are reported.

Our aim is: no revision!

In practice, there has been no revision of pesticide use data since 2011. If at any time published values need to be revised, this will be documented by a footnote.

no revision

no revision

no other relevant information

See sub-categories below.

about 14 days (depending on crops, here: hops)

about 4 months (depended of crops, here: apples)

quantity and complexity of the data

See sub-categories below.

No target date

No target date

It is assumed that the data is specific to Germany.

Not applicable, because there are no mirror flows in Pesticide Use Statistics.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on time series.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on time series.

The statistics on national PPP use are compatible to the statistics on the sales data, which is compiled by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because the data collection is based on a five-year period.

Not applicable, because it has no relevance for national accounts.

Data are published regularly on the internet (see https://papa.julius-kuehn.de).

No news releases

 There are only crop specific overviews at irregular intervals (see https://papa.julius-kuehn.de; Item "Veröffentlichungen").

No electronic publications; for data see https://papa.julius-kuehn.de

The JKI does not provide for an on-line database in which the use data for PPPs can be accessed.

Request corresponding data if required from:

dietmar.rossberg@julius-kuehn.de

As of 01.12.2020 from:

jan.helbig@julius-kuehn.de

No online database

no access (see items 11.1 and 11.2.)

No link to microdata

No other dissemination

see https://papa.julius-kuehn.de or
ROSSBERG, D.: Erhebungen zur Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln in der Praxis im Jahr 2011.
Journal für Kulturpflanzen 65 (4), 2013, 141-151

Not applicable

Not applicable (only internal methodological papers)

Not applicable, there is no handbook

No specifications

No metadata

No consultations

No quality report

Costs (per year) associated with the collection and production of pesticide use statistics at the JKI are estimated as follows:

50% of the yearly working time of a scientific officer: about 70.000 €

75% of the yearly working time of an assistant:  about 50.000 €

The respondents will receive representational allowances. The sum of these expenses was 134.500 € in 2018.

Total for 2018:  about 260.000 €

Not applicable

Not applicable

see subcategories

Due to aggregation of the data, it is not possibly to identify a person or economic entity (neither directly nor indirectly).

see 11.2.1

Electronic raw data are stored in a database running only in the JKI's internal network. Reporting forms in paper form are kept under lock and key for 10 years. After that, they are disposed of in a way which ensures confidentiality. In the JKI report which is published on the internet, data on use of active substances are aggregated in such a way that inferences to individual farms are not possible.

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