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

• Main Authors: Pepijn Schreinemachers, Prasnee Tipraqsa
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Environmental Science; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84865309381&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51225
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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...