Can mechanized pesticide application help reduce pesticide use and increase crop yield? Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China

Can mechanized pesticide application help reduce pesticide use and increase crop yield? Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China

This study is devoted to analyzing the effects of outsourcing machinery-intensive farming activities vis-à-vis using mechanized equipment in-house on pesticide use, utilizing cross-sectional data collected from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China. The control function approach is utilized to add...

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Main Authors: Junpeng Li, Puneet Vatsa, Wanglin Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Subjects:
outsourcing
in-house machinery use
pesticide expenditure
control function approach
rice farmers
china
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2227809

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2227809

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