2023
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13071301
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Do Pesticide Retailers’ Recommendations Aggravate Pesticide Overuse? Evidence from Rural China

Abstract: In rural China, pesticide retailers are often accused of recommending farmers apply more pesticides than the scientifically recommended rate, while playing an important role in providing technical information regarding pesticide use to farmers. However, there is little empirical evidence on the relationship between pesticide retailers’ recommendations and farmers’ pesticide overuse. Using survey data from 1084 rice farmers in four provinces, this study utilized an endogenous switching probit model to examine t… Show more

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“…First, it has a direct effect on the Internet use. Because the residents live close to each other in rural China, there is a replication effect for Internet use among neighbors ( 35 ). Second, it is exogenous to food consumption and health at the individual level, because it can influence their food consumption and health only by affecting their Internet use.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, it has a direct effect on the Internet use. Because the residents live close to each other in rural China, there is a replication effect for Internet use among neighbors ( 35 ). Second, it is exogenous to food consumption and health at the individual level, because it can influence their food consumption and health only by affecting their Internet use.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%