Comparative Analysis of the Safe Training Performance about Farmers Use Pesticide -Sichuan Province of China as an example

Song Wenting, Fu Xinhong, Xiong Deping, Wang Yan and Huang Lian

No 49973, 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: The Ministry of Agriculture of People’s Republic of China put in practice in non-hazardous food production and high-toxicity pesticides elimination, which aim at human, food and environmental safety. To investigate 491 farmers in Sichuan Province, the paper analyzes comparatively training content, fixed-point samples, different areas and training influence. The training content focuses on pesticide purchase, label reading, personal protection, container disposal, sprayer maintenance and sprayer cleaning. The results of SPSS statistical software show that there is a significant difference in 30 fixed-point samples between before and after training, and each index has obvious performance. And the results of component score and comprehensive scores of different areas show that part of areas’ performance are obvious. Finally, the policy recommendations are suggested aiming at the actual situation.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.49973

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