Reducing pesticide use has become a goal shared by several European countries and a
major issue in public policies due to the negative impacts of pesticides on the environment …

What drives farmers' decision-making? To inform effective, efficient, and legitimate
governance of agricultural soils, it is important to understand the behaviour of those who …

There is a growing concern in society about the continuing intensive usage of pesticides in
farming and its effects on environmental and human health. Insight in the intentions of …

European agri-environmental policy has diverse and competing objectives. The Common
Agricultural Policy has been the main policy framework guiding the European Union (EU) …

Despite reducing the use of pesticides being a major challenge in developed countries,
dedicated agri-environmental policies have not yet proven successful in doing so. We …

Farmers are accustomed to coping with year-to-year changes in climate, but climate change
is expected to accelerate the need and magnitude of farmers' adaptation (Wheeler and Tiffin …

Numerous studies have examined how farmers are involved and behave in the use of
pesticides, but what drives farmers' intention to diminish pesticide applications is mostly …

Influencing farmers to make positive contributions to the environment is one of the goals of
agri-environment schemes (AESs). Understanding the drivers of farmer behaviour and the …

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 …

We investigate the spillover effects in farmers' adoption decisions of a novel pesticide‐free
wheat production system. To this end, we exploit the variability and asymmetry in the social …