Farmers' Intended Weed Management after a Potential Glyphosate Ban in Austria.

ABSTRACT: Glyphosate is controversially discussed because of its alleged harmful effects on human health and the environment. Although it is approved until December 2022 in the European Union, the Austrian government discusses a national ban. Research on farmers' intentions to deal with upcoming pesticide policy changes is limited and planned responses to a national glyphosate ban may inform accompanying measures and the development of weed management alternatives. Therefore, we have conducted 41 qualitative semi-structured interviews with farmers to explore their intended weed management if glyphosate-based herbicides were no longer available in Austria. The interviews were systematically analyzed, whereby the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with its three social-psychological constructs served as

SUBMITTER: Matousek T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature