Can public GAP standards reduce agricultural pesticide use? The case of fruit and vegetable farming in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Schreinemachers P., Schad I., Tipraqsa P., Williams P.M., Neef A., Riwthong S., Sangchan W., Grovermann C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84869133865&partnerID=40&md5=ecbf12be7d90a5926c9f1054649be71b; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/513
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In response to the chronic overuse and misuse of pesticides in agriculture, governments in Southeast Asia have sought to improve food safety by introducing public standards of good agricultural practices (GAP). Using quantitative farm-level data from an intensive horticultural production system in n...