A Pinch or a Pint? Evidence of Pesticide Overuse in Bangladesh

By Susmita Dasgupta, C. Meisner, M. Huq. 2007

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Pest Management in Food Systems: An Economic Perspective (2012, background): “Knowledge constraints are thus important determinants of observed decisions and are often given as one reason for overuse of pesticides, particularly in developing countries (27, 28).”
Effects of Pesticide use in Rice Fields on Birds (2010, background): “For example, 47% of Bangladesh farmers are estimated to overuse despite the cost of chemicals (Dasgupta et al. 2007) and in China, overuse of pesticides is estimated at 40% (Peng et al. 2009).”
Information, trust and pesticide overuse: Interactions between retailers and cotton farmers in China (2015, background): “In the analysis of our data, we make an analytical distinction in from where farmers buy pesticides and from where they may obtain information on proper pesticide use. this section, we present from where survey farmers buy pesticides.”