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The SSA aims at promoting the scientific exchanges between the different centres and institutions in agronomy on a national and international level. The SSA addresses researchers, teachers, as well as advisors.more

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Weapons: making, selling and using them

Swiss legislators are currently debating dual-use goods, such as the kitchen knife, the perfect example of a product that is both utensil and weapon. They’re trying to find a solution to the inevitable moral issues that arise out of legislating the arms trade, in particular defining categories of military goods and of authorised export-destination countries.

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