Wicked evolution: Can we address the sociobiological dilemma of pesticide resistance?

F Gould, ZS Brown, J Kuzma - Science, 2018 - science.org
Resistance to insecticides and herbicides has cost billions of US dollars in the agricultural
sector and could result in millions of lives lost to insect-vectored diseases. We mostly …

Measuring farmer risk preferences in Europe: a systematic review

P Iyer, M Bozzola, S Hirsch, M Meraner… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present a systematic review of the extensive body of research on farmer risk preference
measurement across Europe. We capture the methodological developments over time and …

How crop insurance influences agricultural green total factor productivity: Evidence from Chinese farmers

L Fang, R Hu, H Mao, S Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
As an effective risk guarantee mechanism, crop insurance can not only disperse agricultural
operation risk, but also guide the agricultural green development. Based on Chinese …

Time Preferences and green agricultural technology adoption: Field evidence from rice farmers in China

H Mao, L Zhou, RY Ying, D Pan - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Green agricultural technology has the potential to not only alleviate the degradation of soil
fertility, but also to improve the agricultural productivity of smallholders. In this paper, taking …

Pesticide risk behaviors and factors influencing pesticide use among farmers in Kuwait

MFA Jallow, DG Awadh, MS Albaho, VY Devi… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The widespread overuse of pesticides in agriculture has generated increasing concerns
about the negative effects of pesticides on human health and the environment …

Risk attitude, risk perception, and farmers' pesticide application behavior in China: A moderation and mediation model

D Pan, M He, F Kong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding farmers' pesticide application behaviors is essential for environmental
sustainability and food safety in China. Based on a nationally representative survey of 603 …

[HTML][HTML] Economic perspectives of major field crops of Pakistan: An empirical study

A Rehman, L Jingdong, B Shahzad, AA Chandio… - Pacific science review b …, 2015 - Elsevier
Agriculture is considered the backbone of Pakistan's economy, which relies heavily on its
major crops. There are vast gaps between the acquired and actual output of produce, which …

The determinants of farmers' fertilizers and pesticides use behavior in China: An explanation based on label effect

W Zheng, B Luo, X Hu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Some research have shown that the household responsibility system is the basic agricultural
system in China. That has significantly promoted China's agricultural growth. But it causes …

Risk and time preferences: Linking experimental and household survey data from Vietnam

T Tanaka, CF Camerer, Q Nguyen - American economic review, 2010 - aeaweb.org
We conducted experiments in Vietnamese villages to determine the predictors of risk and
time preferences. In villages with higher mean income, people are less loss-averse and …

Farmland scale and chemical fertilizer use in rural China: New evidence from the perspective of nutrient elements

J Guo, C Li, X Xu, M Sun, L Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical fertilizer overuse has resulted in serious agricultural pollution. Many studies have
analyzed the effect of farmland scale on fertilizer use. Fertilizer has different nutrient …