Pesticide reduction amidst food and feed security concerns in Europe
Kevin Schneider, Jesús Barreiro‐Hurlé, Emilio Rodríguez‐Cerezo
Abstract
Recent studies have estimated the potential yield impacts of pesticide reductions in the European Union. While these estimates guide policy design, they are often based on worst-case assumptions and rarely account for positive ecological feedbacks that would contribute to sustainable crop yields in the long term.
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Food securityEuropean unionPesticideYield (engineering)Natural resource economicsReduction (mathematics)Environmental scienceTerm (time)CropAgricultural economicsEnvironmental resource managementBusinessEconomicsEcologyAgricultureMathematicsBiologyEconomic policyQuantum mechanicsPhysicsGeometryMaterials scienceMetallurgyAgricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural Innovations and Practices