Pesticide use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Estimates, projections, and implications in the context of food system transformation

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dc.creatorSnyder, Jason E
dc.creatorSmart, Jenny
dc.creatorGoeb, Joseph C.
dc.creatorTschirley, David
dc.date2019-08-06
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:38Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:06:33Z
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this paper is to characterize pesticide use in developing Sub-Saharan Africa (dSSA) in the context of urbanization, income growth, and food system change. To do this we (1) estimate some of the correlates of pesticide use worldwide and use them to predict trends in SubSaharan Africa through 2040, and (2) present new household survey results on pesticide purchase behavior by horticultural farmers supplying urban markets in Zambia and Mozambique. Our analysis shows that income per capita and population are positive and significant drivers of pesticide use, while surprisingly, urbanization, if controlling for other factors, is actually a negative driver, along with agricultural share of GDP. Our model predicts that total pesticide use in d-SSA will increase by a factor of 1.24 to 2.32 - depending on the income growth scenario - but will still be low compared to the rest of the world.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145543
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94793
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAgricultural and Applied Economics Association
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135883
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSnyder, Jason; Smart, Jenny; Goeb, Joseph C.; and Tschirley, David. 2018. Pesticide use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Estimates, projections, and implications in the context of food system transformation. Presented at the 2018 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, August 5-7, 2018. https://purl.umn.edu/273900
dc.subjectwillingness to pay
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectpest management
dc.subjecthorticulture
dc.subjectpesticides
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjecthealth hazards
dc.titlePesticide use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Estimates, projections, and implications in the context of food system transformation
dc.typeConference Paper

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