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Nonetheless, a further 50% reduction in pesticide use was mandated by the
Swedish parliament in 1990 (Matteson, 1995). This drop will require much
greater attention to farming system redesign and weed ecology, since adjust-
ments in herbicide management have already been made.
These experiences in Asia and Sweden offer successful models that could be
adapted to other farming systems around the world. Other specific programs
may work equally well. The important message from these examples is that
government policy makers, researchers, extensionists, and farmers working
together can rapidly lay the groundwork for broadscale implementation of
ecological weed management. We hope that readers of this topic will help
with that task and aid the development of sustainable agricultural systems
wherever they live and work.
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