Pesticides, Productivity, and Farmer Health: A Philippine Case Study
利用菲律宾两个水稻产区的农户调查数据，分析农药使用对农民健康的影响以及健康对生产率的作用，模拟限制农药使用的政策效果，发现减少杀虫剂使用可能带来社会收益。
Abstract Production data from a farm‐level survey were integrated with health data collected from the same population of farmers to measure the impacts of pesticide use on farmer health and the impacts of farmer health on productivity in two rice‐producing regions of the Philippines. The relationships were then used in a simulation analysis to investigate the health and productivity tradeoffs implied by a policy to restrict pesticide use. Results show that pesticide use has a negative effect on farmer health, that farmer health has a positive effect on productivity, and that there are likely to be social gains from a reduction in insecticide use in Philippine rice production. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of the findings for pesticide policy in developing countries and for allocation of resources in agricultural research.