Project description
Better decision-making for pesticide application
Targeting farmers' behaviour in pesticide application can improve pesticide policies. However, the main drivers behind farmers' wasteful decisions are unknown. The EU-funded PESTEFFECT project will address this knowledge gap by creating a model of farmers' pesticide use decisions, incorporating concepts from agricultural economics, agronomy and ecology. The initiative will also provide the first empirical analysis of economic and environmental effects. The research fellow will apply an econometric model to provide temporally and spatially explicit assessments of risk reduction potentials on a regional level, with the aid of multi-layered maps. The project's results will contribute to greater sustainability in European agriculture by informing pesticide policies that target inefficient pest management decisions as well as creating guidelines for farmers and farm advisors.
Objective
Résumé: The reduction of environmental and health risks from pesticide use is a major challenge for agriculture and on top of the agricultural policy agenda. Despite substantial efforts, current pesticide policies have not reached their reduction targets. Recent research shows that targeting farmers’ application behavior could be key for advancing pesticide policies. However, our theoretical understanding of the farmers’ decision-making process is limited and empirical studies on the main drivers of inefficient decisions are missing. The interdisciplinary PESTEFFECT project will i) advance our understanding of farmers’ pesticide use decisions, ii) quantify impacts of the main drivers of inefficient decisions, and iii) identify risk reduction potentials on a regional level. In the project, we will i) develop a conceptual and empirical model of farmers’ pesticide use decisions that integrates concepts from agricultural economics, agronomy, and ecology, ii) provide the first empirical analysis of economic and environmental effects of inefficient pest management decisions using an econometric model and iii) provide temporally- and spatially explicit assessments of risk reduction potentials on a regional level using multi-layered maps. For our analysis, we will use a unique, long-term dataset on farmers’ management decisions, environmental conditions, and biodiversity (losses) from Western France. Results will support the development of pesticide policies targeting inefficient pest management decisions and the creation of guidelines for farmers and farm advisors. The project will thus contribute to a more sustainable agriculture in Europe.
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- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture agronomy plant protection
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture sustainable agriculture
- social sciences economics and business economics
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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75794 Paris
France
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