Economics of Pesticides, Sustainable Food Production, and Organic Food Markets

by Hall; Moffitt

• ISBN13: 9780762308507
• ISBN10: 0762308508
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-05
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Summary

Economic assessment of sustainable agricultural practices has continued to mature and to add to our understanding of how we might design policies to ensure an adequate and diverse food supply. This volume presents some of the recent developments and applications in this field and is much more nearly self-contained than typical edited volumes. It provides a comprehensive treatment of topics, including a historical perspective leading to current developments in methods and policy. The introductory chapter presents an early history of research by entomologists and economists, tracing the concept of integrated pest management, the nascent organic food industry, and reviewing pesticide policy options debated over the last several decades. The remainder of the volume is divided into four sections focusing on the economic aspects of production, and related policy issues. These four sections encompass the range of advances in theoretical and applied economic analyses concerned with pesticides and sustainable food markets. Chapters present different methodological, ideological, and geographical perspectives from some of the environmental and agricultural economics concerned with pesticides and sustainable production. This volume includes unique contributions that incorporate international experiences and viewpoints concerning both methods and policy. This volume includes material valuable for students in agricultural economics and environmental science, and is essential reading for economists who conduct research in sustainable agriculture. It is also excellent reference for policy analysts.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Dedication	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Food Technology and Policy	3	(18)
Darwin C. Hall
L. Joe Moffitt
SECTION II: PESTICIDE USE
Modeling for Pesticide Productivity Measurement	21	(16)
Darwin C. Hall
L. Joe Moffitt
Induced Innovation and the Economics of Herbicide Use	37	(18)
Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo
Yvon Pho
Alternative Specifications and Extensions of the Economic Threshold Concept and the Control of Livestock Pests	55	(26)
Rex Davis
Clement A. Tisdell
The Influence of Pest Management Advice on Pesticide Use in California Tomatoes	81	(20)
Uwe-Carsten Wiebers
Mark Metcalfe
David Zilberman
SECTION III: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY
Organic Farming Development in Europe - Impacts of Regulation and Institutional Diversity	101	(38)
Johannes Michelsen
Entry and Exit in California's Organic Farming Sector	139	(30)
Karen Klonsky
Martin D. Smith
SECTION IV: DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
Organic Farming Policy in the European Union	169	(26)
Susanne Padel
Nicolas H. Lampkin
Stephan Dabbert
Carolyn Foster
Does it Make Sense to Buy Locally Produced Organic Products?	195	(14)
David Vanzetti
Els Wynen
SECTION V: POLICY
The Impacts of Allocation Strategies for Spatially Regulated Chemical Use	209	(22)
Lori Lynch
Janet Carpenter
Pesticide Avoidance: Results from a Sri Lankan Study with Health Policy Implications	231	(28)
Clevo Wilson
A Comparison of Policies to Reduce Pesticide Poisoning Combining Economic and Toxicological Data	259
David Sunding
Joshua Zivin