An economic and environmental assessment of a glyphosate ban for the example of maize production

Abstract We aim to contribute to a more informed discussion of the economic and environmental effects of a glyphosate ban in European agriculture. As real-world observations of weed control under a glyphosate ban are not available, we develop a normative modelling approach based on damage abatement...

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Bans
Case studies
Corn
Crop yield
Cultivation
Energy consumption
Environmental aspects
Environmental assessment
Environmental effects
Farmers
Glyphosate
Herbicides
Local government
Municipalities
Pesticide toxicity
Pesticides
Price levels
Production
Profits
Risk
Risk preferences
Toxicity
Uncertainty
Weed control
Weeds
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