Agricultural pesticides and land use intensification in high, middle and low income countries

We study levels and trends in agricultural pesticide use for a large cross-section of countries using FAO data for the period 1990-2009. Our analysis shows that a 1% increase in crop output per hectare is associated with a 1.8% increase in pesticide use per hectare but that the growth in intensity o...

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Main Authors: Schreinemachers P., Tipraqsa P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865309381&partnerID=40&md5=fa0c604d1af37b44f7e5b5d6c065725f
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/505
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English