How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Evaluation of substances
- 02 / Physical change
Available alternatives and support
- 03 / Possible outcome
Monitored agricultural and health outcomes
Changing substances and techniques requires time, alternatives and monitoring: different interventions must not be confused in a single promise.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
Sri Lankan studies document the health effects of regulating the most dangerous pesticides. This experience is distinct from the 2021 fertilizer import ban.
Putting the choices into practice
Subject
The challengeConfused pesticides and fertilizers
The responseSeparate substances and purposes
Times
The challengeProhibition without preparation
The responseTried alternatives
Outcome
The challengeA single measure of success
The responseSeparate health and production
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
The results on pesticides do not demonstrate climate benefits or the effectiveness of any agricultural ban. The two policies have different tools, contexts and outcomes.
Other possible benefits
Reduction of avoidable risks without ignoring the needs of farms.
Research and local documents
- Local document and reported findingGunnell et al., 2007 · The impact of pesticide regulations on suicide in Sri Lanka ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
- Local document and reported findingDecision-making in the regulation of pesticides in Sri Lanka ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
