Concerning the intensities of pesticide use in preharvest
(vegetable N 5 times; crops ≤ 2 times, fruit trees ≤ 3 times),
the expenditures on agrochemical products (fertilizers and pesticides)
were similar in both regions, but the proportions for pesticides to the
total expenditure were quite different, 0.7% and 2.7% in S1 and S2,
respectively.