Definition: Pesticide

Category: FAO Agricultural censuses

Material intended to mitigate, control or eliminate pests in plants or animals, or to control the behaviour or physiology of pests or crops during production or storage. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/world_census_agri_2020_EN.pdf
Source:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), "World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume 1: Programme, concepts and definitions", Roma, 2015
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