期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 753, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141696
关键词
Farm scale; Pesticide overuse; Pesticide reduction
资金
- National Social Science Fund of China [16AJY013]
The average amount of pesticides used per hectare in China is roughly five times the world average. Farm size has a significant negative impact on the intensity of pesticide use, with a 1% increase in farm size associated with a 0.2% decrease in pesticide use per hectare. Promoting the development of relatively large-scale farms can help reduce the intensity of pesticide use in China.
The average amount of pesticides used per hectare in China is roughly five times of the world average. Understanding the drivers of pesticide use will help reduce excessive pesticide use in China. Using farm-level cross-sectional data, county-level and province-level panel data, this study investigates the impact of farm size on the intensity of pesticide use. The results indicate that farmsize has a significant negative impact on the intensity of pesticide use. On average, a 1% increase in farm size is associated with a 0.2% decrease in pesticide use per hectare. The study suggests that promoting the development of relatively large-scale farms can reduce the intensity of pesticide use in China. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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