Reducing the dependence on pesticides: a matter of transitions within the whole agri-food system
Year: 2010
Type: preprint
Abstract: This paper, built as a synthesis of the sociological part of the Endure European Network of Excellence (2007-2010) analyses the conditions of transition towards more sustainable crop protection practices at different levels of the agri-food system: farmers' practices, interactions between farmers and advisors, retailers strategies, governance of research and extension, and involvement of civil society. Within Endure, different components of agri-food systems (farmer's practices, extension services strategies, retailers guidelines, research governance and involvement of civil society) have been studied in France, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the UK, Denmark, Poland and Hungary. The confrontation of National situations allows identifying common obstacles and conditions for achieving robust transitions towards more sustainable crop protection practices. These transitions are not only a the responsibility of farmers but involve the larger socio-technical system, its interdependencies and/or lack of coordination. In this perspective this paper intends to be a contribution to current debates within transition theories and also to characterise the different national context specificities to which these obstacles and conditions can be related.
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2135075070