The French Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bruno le Maire, has indicated that he does not intend to adhere dogmatically to the target of halving pesticide usage in France by 2018, reports French newswire Agrisalon.com. The reduction target has been labelled "Ecophyto 2018" under the government's environmental initiative, Grenelle de I'Environment, which was set in motion in 2008 (Agrow No 552, p 13). In a progress report on the initiative by a steering committee, the words, "if possible", suffixed to the target of halving pesticide usage, are viewed as a shift in stance by the Ministry.
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机译：法国食品和农业大臣布鲁诺·勒·梅尔（Bruno le Maire）表示，他不打算忠实地坚持到2018年将法国农药使用量减少一半的目标。根据政府的环保倡议Grenelle de I'Environment，该减排目标被标记为“ Ecophyto 2018”，该倡议于2008年启动（Agrow No 552，第13页）。在指导委员会倡议的进度报告中，该部认为在可能的农药使用量减半的目标后加上“如果可能”等字眼是立场的转变。
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