Ekonews, Víno jde i bez pesticidu, vocab test

1. But ______, the state has focused on removing the effects rather than addressing the causes. (v češtině: dosud; Martina: “Stát se ale dosud zaměřoval spíš na…”)

2. According to a recent European Commission report, there are a number of studies that show farmers can reduce pesticide use and save money without compromising _____or crop quality.

3. A common objection _____ the organic approach from conventional winemakers is that organic is a much riskier venture and they could lose their entire crop.

4. He ______ a plan in hand from a company that sells and distributes chemical sprays officially known as plant protection products.

5. They [technologies] can help, but the farmer still has to watch where the problems ________ before simply running over the field with a sprayer.

6. We know from entomologists and ornithologists across Europe that many groups of these organisms are on the _____ of extinction.

7. Using pesticides is easier. It is easier to spray everything in advance as a _______ measure than to monitor where a disease or pest appears,” confirms Martin Rexa

8. If the wind blows and blows around the berries, it ______ there is no moisture, the sun’s rays hit them, so they are dry.

9. If Vajčner, like most winegrowers in the Czech Republic and Moravia, ______ in the normal way, he would have done things very differently.