Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation
(Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry)

SG / SSP / SDSAFA / BSVA : Secrétariat général/Service de la statistique et de la prospective/Sous-direction des statistiques agricoles, forestières et agro-alimentaires/bureau des statistiques végétales et animales

Central secretariat/Statistics and foresight office/Agriculture, forestry and agri-food statistics branch/Plant and animal statistics office

BP 32688 - 31326 CASTANET TOLOSAN CEDEX

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For each active substance listed in the Annex III of the regulation (EC) No 1185/2009, the quantities used in kg and the area treated in ha per crop recorded per crop in a given year.

The data concerns the most representative crops on the french territory. It is collected from a number of surveys on farmers cultivation practices, which are conducted by thematic area : viticulture (grapes for wines), arboriculture, vegetables and crops from arable land (cereals, industrial crops and forage).

data concerns different years according crops :

- viticulture : 2016

- arboriculture : 2015 and 2018

- vegetable : 2018

- crops from arable land : 2017

No additional comments.

The classification used for pesticides corresponds to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 (http://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).

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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.

The statistical unit corresponds to a crop parcel, defined as an area of adjoining land planted with the same species, same variety (or group of similar varieties), same planting or sowing date, same previous crop and treatment in terms of homogeneous cultivation practices (fertilisation, tilling, phytosanitary treatments).

 Depending on the thematic area, the universe from which the sample is drawn comes from different administrative databases :

- viticulture (2016) : vineyard register (customs);

- arboriculture (2015 and 2018): 2012 orchards inventory;

- vegetable crops (2018): CAP graphic parcel register and farms specialized in vegetable production according to the SIRUS directory (national statistical institue directory which contains all the trade units and all the employing units).

- arable crops (2017): CAP graphic parcel register

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Overseas territories for crops specific to overseas territories (bananas and sugar cane).

The entire metropolitan territory of the country for all ohter crops.

Guadeloupe and Martinique for bananas

Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion for sugar cane

2010-...

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 3 to 5 years for each group of crops.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

The data are checked and validated at the beginning of the collection phase. Incompleteness controls and threshold values are used to alert and check the quality of the data. Controls in the data entry software, used to collect the questionnaires, make it possible to check the dose provided by each phytosanitary product in comparison with the reference dose at the time of registration. This controls also check the consistency between the targets and the crop protection products used.

Data are compared with previous cycles.

Initial weights are determined by methodologists. After collection, non-response adjustment is applied. Then, final weights are calibrated on the metropolitan national surface of the considered crop (overseas surface for sugar cane and banana).

No adjustement.

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No certified quality assurance system but quality audits on the production of statistical data carried out by expert auditors from the Ministry of Agriculture.

In addition, a quality committee has been set up in conjunction with the national statistical institute.

A statistical operation guide describes the different phases of a statistical operation and the distribution of tasks between the various parties involved.

No particular remarks on the production of these statistical data from the Ministry of Agriculture.

No additional comments.

The statistical processing makes it possible to provide representative data. Nevertheless, data concerning less than 30 statistical units are considered of low quality and are transmitted as an estimated value with the observation status "E".

No additional comment.

For each survey, a user group is set up. It includes representatives of the services of the Ministry of Agriculture interested in the results of the survey (Directorate-General for Food, Directorate-General for the Economic and Environmental Performance of Enterprises), regional statistical services (in charge of implementing the survey), representatives of the Ministry for the Environment (statistical and technical services), technical and research institutes, and the agricultural profession (permanent assembly of chambers of agriculture, professional unions).

It meets several times: during the preparation of the survey to express data needs, provide technical input and give opinions on the scope of the survey and the questionnaire; at the end of the survey for a presentation of the main results and the technical publications envisaged.

At the end of the various surveys, several accesses to individual data were granted to technical or research institutes that had requested them after going through the secrecy committee. Aggregated tables are also produced by the Statistics and foresight office in response to specific requests from other ministerial departments, technical or research institutes and technical groups.

No unmet user needs identified.

No unmet user needs identified.

No additional comments.

User satisfaction with the quantities of active substances used is not measured.

No satisafaction survey.

No additonal comments.

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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.

Errors on the commercial product used are possible especially as there are several products with very similar trade names. However, this type of non-measurable error does not necessarily imply an error in the quantification of the active substances provided.

Some errors in quantity of active substance may be due to an incorrectly filled out part of the treated area (especially with regard to herbicides).

In addition, when the plot is not treated entirely, there may be confusion between the dose applied only to the treated area or and the overall dose per hectare. But the data is collected on Tablet PCs ; minor and major checks are defined, which increases the quality of data entry and limits outliers. Calculation tools are also embedded in the application, such as per-hectare dose calculations for the information given to the plot by the farmer.

No

No additional comments.

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.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Not applicable

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.

None

None

None

None

No additional comments.

Data are not disseminated on a national level.

Not applicable here

Not applicable here

Data are not  disseminated yet at national level.

Not applicable here

Not applicable here

Not available.

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.

Comparisons between the quantities used and the quantities sold have been carried out on some active substances.

The data do not match for glyphosate : sales are higher than use. But this can be explained because glyphosate uses are not restricted to agriculture.

For ohter herbicides, quantity used for arable land crops in 2017 and viticulture in 2016 corresponds to 80% of the average sales on 2016 and 2017.

Further comparison works will be carried out.

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.

A good internal coherence of the data was ensured due to the harmonised classification of pesticides and crops.

No publication of news release.

The dissemination format is currently being studied.

The publication will be accessible from the website :

https://agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr/agreste-web/

The dissemination format is currently being studied.

Not relevant.

The publication will be accessible from the website :

https://agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr/agreste-web/

Micro-data are accessible to researchers on request via a secure access service (CASD).

A methodological paper will be disseminated at the same time as the data.

There is no document available on this topic.

Not relevant.

Not relevant.

Spread over the reference period (5 years), the preparation and follow-up of surveys by their respective managers represents 4 full-time equivalents for one survey. In the regions, the burden for a survey is estimated at 15 full-time equivalents (excluding interviewers). The cost of the 5 surveys carried out during the reference period is approximately 6,400,000 euros. The burden on the respondent is approximately between 1 and 1.5 hour.

The construction of the reference frame of composition of the active substances and the calculation of the quantities of active substances from commercial products have been made reliable and automated.

Confidentiality rules are followed for the publication of data (Law No. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 on the obligation, coordination and secrecy of statistics). Micro-data are accessible on a secure site (CASD), researchers who request it and after passing through the secrecy committee (CNIS). Any publications by these researchers must also comply with these confidentiality principles.

Data concerning less than 3 units or data for which a single unit represents more than 85% of the value of the data is published with confidential status.

Data concerning less than 3 units or data for which a single unit represents more than 85% of the value of the data is published with confidential status.

Data concerning less than 3 units or data for which a single unit represents more than 85% of the value of the data are detected automatically.