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标题：Further evidence on pesticides, productivity and farmer health: Potato production in Ecuador
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作者：Antle, John M. ; Cole, Donald C. ; Crissman, Charles C. 等
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：1998
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：A recent paper by Antle and Pingali (1994) showed that farmers' health had a significant impact on the productivity of Philippine rice farms, and that pesticide use in rice production had a significant impact on farmers' health. A simulation analysis showed that restricting the use of insecticides that posed the greatest health risk was a 'win-win' policy, as it would increase both the health and productivity or Philippine rice farmers. Two features of Philippine rice production that could affect the outcome of that analysis are, first, the low productivity of insecticides in rice production, and second, the humid tropical rice paddy environment where farmers' use of protective clothing is minimal. The Antle and Pingali study left open the question of whether this 'win-win' result would hold in a situation where the marginal productivity of insecticides or other pesticides is higher, and where the climate is morecompatible with the use of self-protective clothing or other equipment.
关键词：Patato production; Pesticides; Farmer health