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Pesticides And Farmer Health In Nicaragua: A Willingness To Pay Approach

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dc.creator Waibel, Hermann
dc.creator Garming, Hildegard
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:07:11Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:07:11Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19863
dc.identifier ppn:560717822
dc.identifier RePEc:zbw:gdec07:6530
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19863
dc.description This study presents an economic valuation of health risks of pesticides among Nicaraguan vegetable farmers. A comprehensive valuation of market and non-market value components of human health is established through farmers? willingness to pay (WTP) for low toxicity pesticides. Results show, that farmers are willing to spend about 28% of current pesticide expenditure for avoiding health risks. The validity of results is established in scope tests and a two-step regression model. WTP depends on farmers? experience with poisoning, income variables and pesticide exposure. The results can help in targeting of rural health policies and the design of programmes aiming to reduce negative effects of pesticides.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher
dc.relation Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007 / Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics 7
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject Health risks of pesticides
dc.subject Contingent Valuation
dc.subject Nicaragua
dc.title Pesticides And Farmer Health In Nicaragua: A Willingness To Pay Approach
dc.type doc-type:conferenceObject


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