Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam
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Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam. / Salazar Espinoza, César Antonio; Rand, John.
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T1 - Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam
AU - Salazar Espinoza, César Antonio
AU - Rand, John
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - In this paper, we try to understand pesticide input decisions among Vietnamese rice producers by examining the production risk effects of pesticide use, applying both a lottery game and a more traditional production function approach. Production function estimates show that excessive pesticide use makes production riskier. This result is supported by the lottery approach, which signals that more risk averse farmers use less pesticide, implying that pesticide is a risk-increasing input. We also show, that higher uncertainty regarding drought relative to pest is likely driving the increasing risk effect of pesticides. Therefore, we claim that the relative importance of multiple uncertainties on pest and water is relevant to determine the risk property of pesticide.
AB - In this paper, we try to understand pesticide input decisions among Vietnamese rice producers by examining the production risk effects of pesticide use, applying both a lottery game and a more traditional production function approach. Production function estimates show that excessive pesticide use makes production riskier. This result is supported by the lottery approach, which signals that more risk averse farmers use less pesticide, implying that pesticide is a risk-increasing input. We also show, that higher uncertainty regarding drought relative to pest is likely driving the increasing risk effect of pesticides. Therefore, we claim that the relative importance of multiple uncertainties on pest and water is relevant to determine the risk property of pesticide.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Chemical input
KW - Production risk
KW - Climate events
KW - Lottery
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109705
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109705
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31654927
VL - 253
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
SN - 0301-4797
ER -
ID: 233660261