Are EU subsidies a springboard to the reduction of pesticide use?

Magali Aubert () and Geoffroy Enjolras
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Magali Aubert: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: Many farms are changing their productive practices, by developing more environmentally-friendly practices in order to meet phytosanitary requirements of both private actors and public authorities. This article analyses the essential contribution of EU subsidies to the reduction of pesticide use. We use the FADN database, from 2000 to 2015, for its accuracy to measure pesticide use and to relate it to public subsidies received by farmers. The influence of EU subsidies on pesticide use is measured through a panel-data econometric model. In addition to individual, structural and financial factors which usually explain the implementation of environmental-friendly practices, our study emphasizes the role of EU subsidies. The results show that payments from the 1st Pillar increase pesticide use while payments from the 2nd Pillar lead to a decreasing intensity of phytosanitary expenses. Other key individual, structural and financial factors at the farm scale also have contrasted effects on pesticide use. The efficiency of public policies towards the issue of environmentally-friendly practices is therefore questioned.

Keywords: FADN; farm accountancy data network; france; pesticide; EU subsidies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-12-14
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Published in 11. Journées de Recherches en Sciences Sociales (JRSS), Société Française d'Economie Rurale (SFER). Paris, FRA.; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD). FRA.; Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture et d'Agroalimentaire Rhône-Alpes (ISARA Lyon). FRA.; Laboratoire d'Etudes Rurales (LER). FRA.; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA). FRA., Dec 2017, Lyon, France. 18 p

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Working Paper: Are EU subsidies a springboard to the reduction of pesticide use? (2018)
Working Paper: Are EU subsidies a springboard to the reduction of pesticide use? (2018)
Working Paper: Are EU subsidies a springboard to the reduction of pesticide use? (2017)
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