Overcoming grape growers’ pesticide lock-in

Adeline Ugaglia, Bernard Del’homme and Maryline Filippi

Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019) from Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA)

Abstract: An evolutionary framework is used here to study the issue of pesticide reduction in vineyards. After analyzing grape growers’ pesticide lock-in we show that, although Integrated Pest Management (IPM) could reduce pesticide use significantly, the lack of specific implementation know-how hampers its diffusion. Consequently, once the features of technological change for IPM have been scrutinized, we adopt a case analysis approach in which environmental regulation is envisaged as one possible way of promoting IPM diffusion. We also show that, however necessary such regulation is, it is insufficient: grape growers equally need extension services.

Keywords: evolutionary framework; environmental innovation; IPM; pesticides; grape growing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 O33 Q59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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