Disentangling determinants of insecticide use to manage production, food security, and health risks in Cambodia and Vietnam: evidence from household surveys and risk-assessment experiments

Background: Insect pest problems are among the main causes of crop yield losses in global agriculture. Insecticides protect households from food-security and income shocks, but can induce human health and environmental risks. Semi-subsistence farm households (SSFHs), which farm for both consumption...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, PhD, Yanyan Liu, PhD, Andrew Bell, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519618300962