The Dutch pesticide reduction policy process in the 1990s has largely been unexplored from
a social perspective, in that little to no data exists on how various stakeholders framed their …

From 1998 to 2007, a fierce public debate raged on crop protection and pesticide use in the
Netherlands. That debate dramatically changed the relationship between the agricultural …

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This chapter analyses the development of Danish pesticide policies between the years 1986
and 2015 and assesses their effects. Denmark may be considered one of Europe's …

An analysis of socio-economic driving forces in crop protection is conducted to facilitate the
implementation of innovative strategies. The analysis consists of: the classification of …

Reducing pesticide use and its risks has become a major policy objective across Europe.
Current calls for corresponding change in the agricultural system are increasingly framed in …

Beginning in 1986, the governments of two Scandinavian countries, Sweden and Denmark,
adopted policies mandating reductions of 50% or more in the total use of agricultural …

Intensive and worldwide usage of conventional pesticides on arable land has led to varying
problems for the environment and human health. Consequently, many governments and …

In 1986 Denmark adopted, as the first country in Europe, a pesticide action plan calling for
50% reduction in pesticide use. The first pesticide action plan was later followed by three …

This chapter explores how consumer concerns about pesticides are driving change in a
growing number of food chain businesses and how these market forces are leading to …