Assessment of Pesticide Use Reduction Strategies for Thai Highland Agriculture: Combining Econometrics and Agent-based Modelling

Contributor(s): Heidhues, Franz (Other), Grovermann, Christian (Author)

ISBN: 9783631657843

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Hardcover

$81.10

Pub Date: March 29, 2015

Dewey: 628.1684

LCCN: 2014049517

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 8.80" L x 5.90" W ( 0.75 lbs) 197 pages

BISAC Categories:

Technology and Engineering | Environmental | General | Business and Economics | Agriculture

Series: Development Economics and Policy

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: The book assesses the impacts of pesticide use reduction strategies in the context of Thai highland agriculture. It shows that it is possible to bring down levels of pesticide use without income trade-offs. Combining Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with pesticide taxes and bio-pesticide subsidies is the most cost-effective and practicable policy.