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

• 作 者: HOU Lin-ke HUANGJi-kun WANG Xi
• 机 构: CenterforChineseAgriculturalPolicy,SchoolofManagementandEconomics,CollegeofEconomicandManagement
• 出 处: 农业科学学报：英文版
• 发表日期: 2012年12期
• 关键词: 番木瓜环斑病毒 转基因技术 农药使用量 作物生产 农民 知识 普通最小二乘法 证据 genetically modified papaya knowledge
• 基金项目: This work was supported by the the National Key Program on Genetically Modified New Varieties, China （2011ZX08015-002） and the International Development Research Center （106100-001 ）.

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 rel