Farmer’s Knowledge on GM Technology and Pesticide Use: Evidence from Papaya Production in China

doi:10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8749

Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2012, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (12): 2107-2115.DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8749

Farmer’s Knowledge on GM Technology and Pesticide Use: Evidence from Papaya Production in China

HOU Lin-ke, HUANG Ji-kun, WANG Xiao-bing, HU Rui-fa, XUE Chun-ling

1.Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, P.R.China
2.School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
3.College of Economic and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R.China

收稿日期:2011-11-08 出版日期:2012-12-01 发布日期:2012-12-18
通讯作者: Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn
基金资助:
This work was supported by the the National Key Program on Genetically Modi f ied New Varie t ies , China (2011ZX08015-002) and the International Development Research Center (106100-001).

Farmer’s Knowledge on GM Technology and Pesticide Use: Evidence from Papaya Production in China

HOU Lin-ke, HUANG Ji-kun, WANG Xiao-bing, HU Rui-fa, XUE Chun-ling

1.Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101, P.R.China
2.School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
3.College of Economic and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R.China

Received:2011-11-08 Online:2012-12-01 Published:2012-12-18
Contact: Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the the National Key Program on Genetically Modi f ied New Varie t ies , China (2011ZX08015-002) and the International Development Research Center (106100-001).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Genetically modified (GM) technology can significantly reduce pesticide use and increase yield in crop production. However, the benefit from reducing pesticide use varies substantially among farmers. The overall goal of this paper is to understand the relationship between farmers’ knowledge of GM technology and pesticide use in genetically modified papaya (GMP) production. Based on a survey of 223 farms in three main papaya production provinces in 2010, the data show that almost all papaya planted in 2009 was genetically modified. However, only 28% of papaya farmers knew that they planted GMP, and 55% of them did not know GMP is resistant to papaya ringspot virus (PRSV). Further analyses using the general least squares (GLS) method show that farmers’ knowledge of GMP significantly affects their pesticide use, and potential gain from GM technology is far below its full potential. The paper concludes with policy implications.

关键词: genetically modified papaya , knowledge , pesticide use

Abstract: Genetically modified (GM) technology can significantly reduce pesticide use and increase yield in crop production. However, the benefit from reducing pesticide use varies substantially among farmers. The overall goal of this paper is to understand the relationship between farmers’ knowledge of GM technology and pesticide use in genetically modified papaya (GMP) production. Based on a survey of 223 farms in three main papaya production provinces in 2010, the data show that almost all papaya planted in 2009 was genetically modified. However, only 28% of papaya farmers knew that they planted GMP, and 55% of them did not know GMP is resistant to papaya ringspot virus (PRSV). Further analyses using the general least squares (GLS) method show that farmers’ knowledge of GMP significantly affects their pesticide use, and potential gain from GM technology is far below its full potential. The paper concludes with policy implications.

Key words: genetically modified papaya , knowledge , pesticide use

HOU Lin-ke, HUANG Ji-kun, WANG Xiao-bing, HU Rui-fa, XUE Chun-ling. Farmer’s Knowledge on GM Technology and Pesticide Use: Evidence from Papaya Production in China[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 12(12): 2107-2115.

参考文献

[1]Ali A, Abdulai A. 2010. The adoption of geneticallymodified cotton and poverty reduction in pakistan.Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61, 175-192

[2]Carlson G A. 1970. Decision-theoretic approach to cropdisease prediction and control. American Journal ofAgricultural Economics, 52, 216-226

[3]Feder G. 1979. Pesticides, information, and pestmanagement under uncertainty. American Journal ofAgricultural Economics, 61, 97-103

[4]Gonsalves C, Lee D R, Gonsalves D. 2007. The adoption ofgenetically modified papaya in Hawaii and itsimplications for developing countries. Journal ofDevelopment Studies, 43, 177-191

[5]Hofs J, Fok M, Vaissayre M. 2006. Impact of bt cottonadoption on pesticide use by smallholders: A 2-yearsurvey in makhatini flats (South Africa). CropProtection, 25, 984-988

[6]Hu R, Shi K, Cui Y, Huang J. 2007. Change in China’sagricultural research investment and its internationalcomparison. China Soft Science, 2, 53-58 (in Chinese)

[7]Huang J, Hu R, Pray C, Qiao F, Rozelle S. 2003.Biotechnology as an alternative to chemical pesticides:a case study of bt cotton in China. AgriculturalEconomics, 29, 55-67

[8]Huang J, Hu R, Rozelle S, Qiao F, PrayC E. 2002a. Transgenicvarieties and productivity of smallholder cotton farmerin China. The Australian Journal of Agricultural andResource Economics, 46, 1-21

[9]Huang J, Mi J, Lin H, Wang Z, Chen R, Hu R, Scott R, CarlP. 2010. A decade of bt cotton in chinese fields:assessing the direct effects and indirect externalities ofBt cotton adoption in China. Science China (LifeScience), 53, 981-991

[10]Huang J, Qi L, Chen R. 2008. Knowledge on technology,risk preference and farmers’ pesticide use. Management World, 5, 71-76 (in Chinese)

[11]Huang J, Rozelle S, Pray C, Wang Q. 2002b. Plantbiotechnology in China. Science, 295, 674-677

[12]James C. 2011. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops:2011. The International Service for theAcquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, USA.Marvier M, McCreedy C, Regetz J, Kareiva P. 2007. Ametaanalysisof effects of Bt cotton and maize on nontargetinvertebrates. Science, 316, 1475-1477

[13]Mas-Colell A, Whinston M D, Green J R. 1995.Microeconomic Theory. Oxford University Press, NewYork. pp. 205-216

[14]Munshi K. 2004. Social learning in a heterogeneouspopulation: technology diffusion in the indian greenrevolution. Journal of Development Economics, 73, 185-213

[15]Napasintuwong O, Traxler G. 2009. Ex-ante impactassessment of GM papaya adoption in thailand.AgBioForum, 12, 209-217

[16]Pemsl D, Waibel H, Gutierrez A P. 2005. Why do some btcottonfarmers in china continue to use high levels ofpesticides? International Journal of AgriculturalSustainability, 3, 44-56

[17]Pingali P, Carlson G A. 1985. Human capital, adjustments insubjective probabilities, and the demand for pestcont rols. American Journal of Agricul turalEconomics, 67, 853-861

[18]Qaim M, Zilberman D. 2003. Yeilds effect of geneticallymodified crop in developing countries. Science, 299,900-902

[19]Stokstad E. 2008. GM papaya takes on ringspot virus andwins. Science, 320, 472.

[20]Swinton S M, Robert P K. 1994. The value of pestinformation in a dynamic setting: the case of weedcontrol. American Journal of Agricultural Economics,76, 36-46

[21]Thirtle C, Beyers L, Ismael Y, Piesse J. 2003. Can gmtechnologieshelp the poor? The impact of Bt cotton inmakhathini flats, KwaZulu-Natal. World Development,31, 717-732.

Farmer’s Knowledge on GM Technology and Pesticide Use: Evidence from Papaya Production in China

Farmer’s Knowledge on GM Technology and Pesticide Use: Evidence from Papaya Production in China

PDF

可视化

摘要/Abstract

引用本文

使用本文

参考文献

相关文章 9

编辑推荐

Metrics

[1]	Minghua Zhang, Michael R Zeiss, Shu Geng. Agricultural pesticide use and food safety: California’s model[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015, 14(11): 2340-2357.
[2]	ZHENG Ye-lu, QIAN Ping, LI Ze. Construction of the Ontology-Based Agricultural Knowledge Management System[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 700-709.
[3]	Armando Stellato. Dictionary, Thesaurus or Ontology? Disentangling Our Choices in the Semantic Web Jungle[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 710-719.
[4]	SU Xiao-lu, LI Jing, MENG Xian-xue, WANG Yi-qian. Review on the Work of Agriculture Ontology Research Group[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 720-730.
[5]	Asanee Kawtrakul. Ontology Engineering and Knowledge Services for Agriculture Domain[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 741-751.
[6]	HE Qi-yun, ZHENG Ye-lu, XU Jian-ning. Constructing the Ontology for Modeling the Fish Production in Pearl River Basin[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 760-768.
[7]	Dickson Lukose. World-Wide Semantic Web of Agriculture Knowledge[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 769-774.
[8]	MENG Xian-xue, SU Xiao-lu, HU Hai-yan, WANG Yi-qian. Large-Scale Ontology Development and Agricultural Application Based on Knowledge Domain Framework[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 808-822.
[9]	CUI Yun-peng, SU Xiao-lu, LIU Shi-hong. Study of Ontology-Based Swine Diagnosis Technology[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2012, 11(5): 831-838.