National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleEstablishment and Implementation Revision 1 Programme 2018-2023. Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Pesticides Policy/planning Pollution control Public health Monitoring Risk assessment/management Sustainable development Sustainable use Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Ecosystem preservation Soil pollution/quality Climate change Food quality control/food safety Consumer protection Residues MRL-maximum residue limit Capacity building Early warning system/emergency intervention system Pests/diseases Research Plant protection Ecological production/organic production Potable water Surface water Groundwater Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes 2018-2023 Abstract The Revision of the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (PANUSPF) aims to reinforce preventive crop protection measures, increasing integrated pest management and production practices, promoting innovative and competitive agriculture and silviculture to slow the decline of the rural population and generate employment while at the same time protecting the natural environment, water resources and the diversity of fauna and flora. The aim is also to promote a series of measures to help increase food self-sufficiency in Portugal, reducing the dependence on external sources for the basic components of national diet, and combining plant protection with integrated policies to protect the soil, water and living organisms, particularly pollinating insects. This revised plan, to be implemented over the next five years, continues to focus on training for users of plant protection products, but also aspires to increase levels of knowledge among the general public about the process of producing high quality food safely, called Communicating Agriculture 'Comunicando Agricultura'. Full text English Website ec.europa.eu References - Legislation Implements National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. Legislation | Portugal | 2013 Keyword: Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Pesticides, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Public health, Monitoring, Risk assessment/management, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Ecosystem preservation, Soil pollution/quality, Food quality control/food safety, Consumer protection, Residues, MRL-maximum residue limit, Capacity building, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Pests/diseases, Research, Plant protection, Ecological production/organic production, Potable water, Surface water, Groundwater, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX