Weather shocks and pesticide purchases

Chocs météos et achats de pesticides

Francois Bareille, Raja Chakir and Derya Keles ()
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Derya Keles: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - AgroParisTech - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: This paper investigates whether farmers adapt their pesticide use to cope with weather shocks. Using a unique, exhaustive dataset detailing all active substance purchases per zip code in France between 2014 and 2019, we econometrically explain pesticide purchase deviations by weather shocks. We identify heterogeneous weather impacts across pesticide types, seasons and locations. Because our analyses suggest limited year-to-year pesticide storage and farmers' adaptation along other margins, we interpret our estimates as true weather impacts on pesticide use. Our preferred estimates suggest that, ceteris paribus, farmers increase pesticide use by 7%-15% in 2050 under a RCP4.5 climate change scenario.

Keywords: Adaptation; Climate change; Crop protection; Weather; Within-season adjustments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Published in European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2024, 51 (2), pp.30ç-353. ⟨10.1093/erae/jbae008⟩

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DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbae008

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