Abstract
High quantities of pesticide are applied on vineyard. Transition towards low pesticide farming systems is a key issue to improve viticulture sustainability. Farmers have to gradually change their practices to engage in this transition. A large number of agroecological practices are already existing but farmers can encounter obstacles during their implementation. This work aims at analysing the pesticide use evolution during transition towards low pesticide farming systems and identify some management options mobilized by winegrowers. To understand the diversity of pathways taken towards agroecological transition, we characterized different types of pesticide use trajectories. We analysed the data from 244 cropping systems engaged in a network of French demonstration farms, DEPHY-Farm network, created to promote and assess the implementation of practices to reduce the pesticide use. The network provides data over a 10-year period across 12 winegrowing regions. To assess pesticide use, we used the Treatment Frequency Index (TFI) and focused on TFI trajectories. We described the TFI trajectory of each farm using six indicators: the initial TFI and final TFI, the intensity of the TFI decrease, two idicators of potential rupture and the slope. A Principal Component Analysis followed by an Ascendant Hierarchical Clustering were performed to build a typology of pesticide use trajectories. In addition, we performed a survey to identify, for each type of pesticide use trajectories, the levers implemented by winegrowers. Our results showed that cropping systems experienced a pesticide reduction of 33% in average related to the decrease of fungicide use. Three types of pesticide use trajectories were identified : the first type represents farms with a high initial TFI and an important reduction of TFI. The second type corresponds to farms with a low TFI when entering the network and that reduced it progressively. The last type represents farms with low initial TFI and without significant pesticide use evolution. Depending on the trajectory type, the intensity and the type of changes in fungicides applications and biocontrol used were different. From the surveys, 76 levers implemented by the winegrowers were recorded. The main levers implemented are related to the dose reduction, choice of the product, stop of herbicides and optimisation of spraying. The changes were characterized according to the ESR framework. Cluster 2 Farm mostly redesigned their cropping system while Cluster 3 Farms mostly implemented levers based on a gain on Efficiency. The context of the farm impacted changes in practices.
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Pesticide use fell by an average of 33% in the cropping systems, associated with lower fungicide use.
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e0“cropping systems experienced a pesticide reduction of 33% in average related to the decrease of fungicide use.”
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Three types of pesticide use trajectories were identified.
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e0“Three types of pesticide use trajectories were identified”
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One trajectory comprised farms with high initial TFI and a large TFI reduction.
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e0“the first type represents farms with a high initial TFI and an important reduction of TFI.”
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A second trajectory comprised farms starting with low TFI and reducing it progressively.
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e0“The second type corresponds to farms with a low TFI when entering the network and that reduced it progressively.”
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A third trajectory comprised low initial TFI farms without significant pesticide use change.
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e0“The last type represents farms with low initial TFI and without significant pesticide use evolution.”
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Fungicide application and biocontrol changes differed by trajectory type.
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e0“Depending on the trajectory type, the intensity and the type of changes in fungicides applications and biocontrol used were different.”
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The surveys recorded 76 practices implemented by winegrowers.
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e0“From the surveys, 76 levers implemented by the winegrowers were recorded.”
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The main practices involved dose reduction, product choice, stopping herbicides and optimizing spraying.
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e0“The main levers implemented are related to the dose reduction, choice of the product, stop of herbicides and optimisation of spraying.”
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Cluster 2 farms mostly redesigned their cropping systems.
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e0“Cluster 2 Farm mostly redesigned their cropping system”
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Cluster 3 farms mostly adopted efficiency practices.
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e0“Cluster 3 Farms mostly implemented levers based on a gain on Efficiency.”
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Farm context affected changes in practice.
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e0“The context of the farm impacted changes in practices.”