Integrated pest management and organic farming are alternatives for sustainable agriculture
and less pesticide use in the European Union. All professional users of pesticides in the …

This review addresses four principles on which sustainable pest management in rice is to be
grounded. The goal of modern pest management is to contribute to agricultural …

The provision of better risk management tools for farmers and the reduction of adverse
effects from pesticide use are both important goals of agricultural policy–but are potentially …

Public policies seeking to regulate pesticide use must be based on a clear identification of
the factors influencing such use. Since the agricultural use of pesticides is primarily crop …

The use of pesticides for pest and disease control has increased agricultural production
worldwide, but has also led to increased negative impacts on land use, the environment …

This paper studies the intensive and extensive effects of European subsidies on pesticide
expenditures at the farm level. Intensive effects refer to the relative value of pesticide …

Evidence has been mounting for some time that intensive row-crop agriculture as practiced
in developed countries may not be environmentally sustainable, with concerns increasingly …

Weather-related events represent a main threat for French farmers, and their frequency and
intensity are expected to increase due to climate change. In this context, we analyse the link …

This article examines the determinants of chemical consumption by French winegrowers on
an individual basis. We introduce criteria relating to the structure of vineyards and the …

The purpose of this paper is to examine how crop insurance influences pesticide use, the
two decisions being strategic for risk management at the farm scale. To that aim, the paper …