Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Vol 11,
Issue 3&4,2013
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255
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The study of farmers’ characteristics affecting the using behaviours of Chinese pesticides - The case of 500 scattered farmers of Jiangsu and Zhejiang province
Author(s):
Tong Xia 1,
Shenrong Gao 2*Recieved Date: 2013-05-19, Accepted Date: 2013-09-20
Abstract:Scattered farmers are taken as the main body China’s agricultural production. This paper empirically analyses main using characteristics of pesticides applications of the scattered farmers by using partial least squares (PLS) model through the fieldwork of the 500 scattered farmers in different parts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang province. The study found that length of education of dispersed farmers, whether participating in government training, peasant families’ family income and other factors significantly affect the behaviours in various stages of pesticides applications. Meanwhile, the effects of farmers family acreage, family size, farmers own gender, age, and other factors vary in its different stages of pesticide application. Therefore, the current government must establish and improve welfare agricultural technique extension system, intensify the efforts on government training and improve the households cognitions of pesticide residues.
Keywords:Scattered peasants,
pesticide application, behaviour characteristicsJournal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2013
Volume: 11
Issue: 3&4
Category: Environment
Pages: 1930-1932
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