PESTCHEMGRIDS v2.01 (beta version)

This new release of PEST-CHEMGRIDS (version 2.01, beta) delivers updated application rates for up to 115 individual Pesticide Active Substances (PAS) covering 6 individual major crops and 4 aggregated crops at a global spatial resolution of 0.05 degree/grid cell (approximately 5.5 km at the equator). This update includes new datasets used for estimates construction, an improved method of spatialization as compared to PEST-CHEMGRIDSv1.01, and a wider validation. We have also included updates of national bans on specific PAS and a wider set of nationally approved GMOs and PAS. The estimates in PEST-CHEMGRIDS v2.01beta provide “high” and “low” application rates in 2015 and 2018.