An Economic Analysis of Soybean Integrated Pest Management

作者：Catherine Greene, Randall A. Kramer, George W. Norton, Edwin George Rajotte, McPherson Robert M. · 发表于：American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 年份：1985 · DOI：10.2307/1241077 · 被引用次数：48 · 研究领域：Agricultural Innovations and Practices、Organic Food and Agriculture、Genetically Modified Organisms Research

Abstract The type ofpest management strategy a farmer chooses is influenced by the amount of risk associated with alternative strategies. This paper examines the attractiveness of alternative pest management strategies used on a representative Virginia soybean farm. Probability distfibutions of net revenue associated with alternative pest control options are simulated and then compared using generalized stochastic dominance criteria. Results suggest risk‐averse and, in some cases, risk‐preferring farmers would prefer strategies which incorporate an integrated pest management approach to pest control rather than one which relies completely on chemical pest control.