Abstract
A nation-wide monitoring survey was performed to look into pesticide use pattern and amount on farmers' field after the national registration of pesticides from 2003 to 2004. Tow hundred ninety two leading farmers involved in the survey were chosen from main cultivating regions of targeted crops in consideration with area. Most farmers involved in the survey follow the safe use guideline of pesticides, while their information to select and making-decision for purchasing pesticides were done according to the recommendation of mainly pesticide market dealers or agricultural cooperative dealers. Used amount of pesticide per unit cropping area was surveyed as 5.51 on paddy, 3.91 on field cabbage, 2.93 on greenhouse cabbage, 0.76 on lettuce, 0.55 on spinach, 1.34 on perilla leaf, 4.89 on leek and 0.42 kg $ha^{-1}$ on young radish. As compound with those surveyed from 1999 to 2000, the pesticide amounts used for rice, lettuce and perilla leaf were reduced while that for cabbage was increased.
농약 등록 후에 농업 생산 현장에서 사용되는 농약에 대한 사용실태 및 작물별 단위면적당 사용량을 조사하기 위하여 2003년부터 2004년까지 작물별 주산단지별, 재배면적을 감안하여 292명의 농가를 선정하여 조사하였다. 농약안전사용기준 준수사항은 벼, 엽채소류 재배농가 모두가 대체적으로 잘 지키고 있었다. 조사농민의 대부분은 농약의 선택정보와 구매결정은 시판상이나 농협판매담당자의 권고에 의하여 결정하고 있었다. 작물별 단위면적당 농약사용량은 벼 5.51 kg $ha^{-1}$, 노지배추 3.91 kg $ha^{-1}$, 시설배추 2.93 kg $ha^{-1}$, 상추 0.76 kg $ha^{-1}$, 시금치 0.55 kg $ha^{-1}$, 잎들깨 1.34 kg $ha^{-1}$, 부추 4.83 kg $ha^{-1}$, 열무 0.42 kg $ha^{-1}$로 조사되었다. 벼, 상추, 시금치, 잎들깨에서는 사용량이 4년 전에 비해 감소하였으나 배추는 농약사용량이 증가하였다.
