The Optiban project was initiated by banana growers unions (UGPBAN, LPG, Banamart) and supported by Guadeloupe District (DGAL, MAAF, DAAF) through FEADER funding program. The project partners are the National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (IRSTEA), the Advice Services (SICA TG, SICA LPG), The French research centre for developing countries (CIRAD), and the French agency for food and health security (ANSES). As regards to the Bsustainable banana crop^ program defined for the French Indies area, different purposes of the project were the optimization of aerial applications by using GPS tracking system and traceability and the use of recent spraying techniques to reduce aerial drift and finally to assess classical or innovative ground spraying application systems in order to fulfill European regulation requirements. The work consisted in the following leading items:
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What is the interpretation of "to reduce risks" in the context of Art. 4 para 1 of Directive 2009/128/EC establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides?
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2010
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