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Autor principal:	Julius Kühn-Institut
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Publicat:	Zenodo 2026
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19453316
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Please note that this deliverable has not yet been approved by the European Commission.   The SUPPORT project has developed the SUPPORT IPM Monitoring Tool (SIM), a web-based decision support system designed to facilitate the holistic assessment of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)  strategies at the field and farm level across various European cropping systems. The primary  objective of this deliverable was to create a multi-criteria assessment tool that enables  stakeholders—including farmers, advisors, policymakers, and supply chain actors—to evaluate and  compare crop protection strategies based on environmental, economic, agronomic, and social  indicators, with a particular focus on pesticide-related risks.  The SIM tool is structured into three core modules—Site Definition, Application Scenarios, and  Analysis—allowing users to define detailed management practices and compare real or hypothetical  strategies over time and space. Key indicators assessed include greenhouse gas emissions, pesticide  use frequency, active ingredients used, total costs, and pesticide load (PL-EU)—a comprehensive  component capturing the environmental fate, ecotoxicology, and human health impacts of  pesticides. The tool integrates data from ten project partner countries covering eight crops, with  each country providing both state-of-the-art and IPM-based management scenarios derived from  the strategy designs in Deliverable 4.2. The scenario comparison outputs generated by the tool for  each crop/country combination were discussed with each NCC, marking this as the first validation  round.  The actual deliverable: the SUPPORT IPM Monitoring Tool (SIM) is written and coded in Java and is  freely available for registered users at http://synops.julius-kuehn.de/support (See Chapter 6 for the  user guide).   Methodologically, the tool builds on established frameworks such as SYNOPS, MiLA, and the Danish  Pesticide Load model, leveraging large-scale datasets (e.g., KTBL, PPDB, Ecoinvent) and expert validated field practices to compute accurate and regionally relevant indicators. It supports  quantitative scenario comparison and includes exportable outputs for further analysis.  The SIM tool contributes significantly to enhancing transparency, knowledge exchange, and decision making in sustainable crop protection. It provides a practical and scientifically robust platform for  monitoring IPM uptake and its impacts, supporting EU policy goals on pesticide reduction,  biodiversity conservation, and food system resilience. Importantly, this deliverable includes a  comprehensive User Guide, ensuring that users across stakeholder groups can navigate and utilize  the tool effectively.  Looking ahead, the next phase in the development of the SIM Tool will focus on stakeholder  validation and tool refinement. A second validation round is scheduled for July and August 2025,  during which NCC partners will independently explore the tool and generate results to become  familiar with its functionalities. Feedback gathered during this phase will inform the third Focus  Group meeting, as part of the internal WP4 meeting, in September 2025, providing a platform for  NCC partners to share their experiences and suggest improvements. Minor adjustments to the tool's  interface and documentation will be implemented accordingly, in preparation for the third and final  round of national Focus Groups taking place between October and December 2025. These sessions  will engage stakeholders in co-developing future and novel IPM strategies adopting future IPM tools  that currently are in their initial phases in terms of development and/or implementation by using the  SIM Tool. The insights gained will be analysed and feed into an updated version of the tool, to be  released in October 2026.

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