Definition: Active ingredient

Category: Agriculture

Active ingredients are the substances in a commercial product which cause the desired effect on target organisms (fungi, weeds, pests, etc…). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/coded_files/KS-51-05-473-EN.pdf
Source:
Eurostat, "From farm to fork statistics", Pocketbooks, Agriculture and Fisheries, Luxembourg, 2006
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