A Study of the Characteristics of Rural Household Affecting the Behavior of Applying Pesticides

Shenrong Gao Author-Workplace-Nantong University, School of Business, China

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 2016, vol. 2, issue 1, 25-28

Abstract: Small-scale farmers constitute the main Chinese agricultural production. Based on the investigation and relevant data from 500 small-scale farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, this paper analyzes their behavioral characteristics of experience from family, friends and neighbors, education background and cultivation areas have a positive effect on the frequency of applying pesticides, while gender has a negative one. Therefore, farmers should keep on learning to master advanced technology and concept and promote the awareness of safety production. Besides, they also need to improve self-quality, regularize their acts of production and ensure the safe quality of agricultural products from the beginning.

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Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2015.02.555579

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