"Ad hoc policy decisions" in the news: Media framing analysis of a pesticide import ban in Sri Lanka.

• Main Authors: Lisa Schölin (Author), Pramila Hashini (Author), Rajaratnam Kanapathy (Author), May Ci van Schalkwyk (Author), Michael Eddleston (Author), Flemming Konradsen (Author), Manjula Weerasinghe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Modern agriculture relies on pesticides to maximise outputs. While many highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) are banned in places like the European Union due to concerns about harm to the environment and human health, their use continues in many low- and middle-income counties (LMICs). Pesticide suici...