Agro-ecological Knowledge Hub

Public Webinar on ‘Pathways for advancing pesticide policies’, 20 October 2020

Co-hosted by the World Food System Center and the Agricultural Economics and Policy Group of ETH Zurich key challenges and present pathways for advancing European pesticide policies were discussed at a Zoom webinar on 20 October 2020.

Experts from an interdisciplinary consortium presented insights into selected areas such as best policy practices, new technological approaches, farmer behavior, and efficient policy designs.  

For more information and registration please visit the event's webpage here.

The webinar is building upon a recently published paper ‘Pathways for advancing pesticide policies,’ in which we suggest key steps to achieve a reduction in pesticide risks. For example, new technologies and regulatory frameworks need to be implemented and aligned with all actors in food value chains. We propose a holistic approach to advancing pesticide policies, which accounts for the major trade-offs and areas of tension with other agricultural policy goals. 

Source/Photo: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch