Data on the adoption of pesticide-free wheat production in Switzerland

Niklas Möhring,Robert Finger

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.107867

Abstract

The reduction of environmental and health risks from pesticide use is on top of the agenda of the food-value chain actors. The establishment of pesticide-free production systems could be a cornerstone for the sustainable intensification of agriculture. In Switzerland, a pesticide-free but non-organic wheat production standard is currently being introduced. We present survey data of 1105 IP-SUISSE producers on adoption, future adoption, expectations and perceptions of the program, structural farm, and farmers' characteristics, and producers' risk preferences, farming objectives, attitudes and goals, self-efficacy, and locus of control. The data was collected to identify adoption determinants, barriers, and incentives for pesticide-free wheat production. The data is combined with publicly available data on soil properties, climate, weed pressure, and spread of herbicide resistance.

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We present survey data of 1105 IP-SUISSE producers on adoption, future adoption, expectations and perceptions of the program, structural farm, and farmers’ characteristics, and producers’ risk preferences, farming objectives, attitudes and goals, self-efficacy, and locus of control
The online questionnaire was distributed via Limesurvey to the entire population of IP-SUISSE wheat producers in Switzerland (4749)

Summary

Data Description

We collected survey data from IP-SUISSE wheat producers in Switzerland. Survey data with publically available data on i) soil properties from the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture [2], ii) climate from MeteoSuisse [3,4], iii) weed pressure from Info Flora [5] and iv) spread of herbicide resistances from Agroscope [6], matched by farm location, respectively. The online survey link was distributed in December 2019 via E-Mail to all IP-SUISSE wheat producers in Switzerland (4749) At this point, producers had already decided to participate in the program for the growing season 2019/20. We merged the survey data with publically available data on soil properties, climate, weed pressure, and spread of herbicide resistances from Agroscope by farm location (municipality and ZIP code level), respectively.

Participation in the IP-SUISSE program for pesticide-free wheat production

Preferences and perceptions

Ethics Statement