INNOSETA – Innovative training and influence on the quality of inspections. An overview of training organization in EU

Abstract

Training and dissemination are key factors for the success in crop protection. The specific aspects related with the phase-use of Plant Protection Products (PPP) mainly linked to the spray technology, have been widely investigated and improved in the last years. A large list of research, extension and training projects supported by public funds have derived in a large list of developments, materials, tools, decision support systems and other interesting tools addressed to stakeholders (farmers, advisors, authorities…). Additionally, new developments and applied research carried out by sprayer’s manufactures have been really impressive in the last years, being able to put into the market interesting developments and technologies for a safe and efficiency use of pesticides. However, in most cases, most of those developments never arrive to the final user, due to problems linked with lack of information, limited knowledge and practical difficulties as language. INNOSETA project, a European Project financed by H2020 program has been launched with the aim to create a universal platform were stakeholders can find, on an easy and practice way, all the materials already developed, considering practical aspects as crop, regional characteristics, language, level of complexity and other important aspects.