Transformation in Pesticide Governance
The Transformation
To simultaneously achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda in areas such as Biodiversity Conservation, Food Production and Consumption, a fundamental transformation in land use and agricultural production seems indispensable.
Different interests, needs, and priorities render this task a real challenge. So the general question arises: How can we achieve successful sustainable transformation in areas of societal, economic, and environmental trade-offs?
To answer this question the TRAPEGO project focuses on pesticide use in agriculture in Switzerland; a cross-cutting theme where interests related to agricultural production are challenged by human and environmental health concerns.
News
On June 30th 2025, the Trapego project came to an end with a synthesis symposium and a final advisory board meeting at the University of Bern. This website continues to publish the main outputs and publications related to the project. Newly developed factsheets are now also available here.
Agricultural Economics & Policy Blog (German)
Agrarökonomische Kommentare zur Schweizerischen Agrarpolitik
- Braucht die Politik Evidenz aus der Wissenschaft? – Antworten aus der Schweizer Landwirtschaftspolitik 10/03/2026Ueli Reber, Karin Ingold, Christian Stamm* Um ihre Aussagen zu untermauern, können sich Redner: innen im politischen Diskurs entweder auf Evidenz aus der Wissenschaft oder auf Evidenz aus der Praxis stützen. Es ist jedoch wenig darüber bekannt, wann politische Akteure in ihren Aussagen eher die Wissenschaft und wann eher die Praxis bemühen. In einer Studie […]
TRAPEGO project meeting, summer 2022
