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 3oth 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 will continue publishing main outputs and publications related to this project.
Agricultural Economics & Policy Blog (German)
Agrarökonomische Kommentare zur Schweizerischen Agrarpolitik
- I fattori comportamentali degli agricoltori sono in gran parte trascurati negli studi sulle decisioni di fertilizzazione 12/02/2026Laura Moritz, Riccardo Spada, Jens Rommel, Tobias Dalhaus, Simone Cerroni* Il settore agricolo è caratterizzato da una pluralità di scelte che comportano margini di rischio; tra queste, la gestione dei fertilizzanti rappresenta senza dubbio una delle variabili più critiche. Quando si interviene con la fertilizzazione, non vi è alcuna certezza sul rendimento effettivo che sarà […]
TRAPEGO project meeting, summer 2022
