Sichuan Agricultural University Reports Findings in Crop Insurance (The role of crop insurance in reducing pesticide use: Evidence from rice farmers in China): Agriculture – Crop Insurance

2022 JAN 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Daily China News -- New research on Agriculture - Crop Insurance is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Chengdu, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Pesticides play a significant role in increasing agricultural yields. However, the overuse of chemical pesticides on crops is a major challenge faced by China, which damages human health, threatens food security, and increases production costs.”

Funders for this research include Chinese National Funding of Social Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Sichuan Agricultural University, “This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between crop insurance and pesticide use. Based on micro-survey data collected from 3410 households, we estimate a control function (CF) approach and find that farmers who purchase crop insurance use 33.30% lower pesticides than those who do not. A series of robustness tests confirm these findings. The results of the moderating effect analysis suggest that rice cultivation training, experience, schooling years, and agricultural laborers can negatively moderate the effect of crop insurance on pesticide use.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Furthermore, we also find that the treatment effect of crop insurance is stronger for farmers who are most inclined to purchase crop insurance.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: The role of crop insurance in reducing pesticide use: Evidence from rice farmers in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022;306:114456. Journal of Environmental Management can be contacted at: Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, 24-28 Oval Rd, London NW1 7DX, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Environmental Management - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-environmental-management/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Houjian Li, College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Kaihua Yuan, Andi Cao, Xuemei Zhao and Lili Guo.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114456. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Environmental Management is: Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, 24-28 Oval Rd, London NW1 7DX, England.

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