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Incorporating Environmental Considerations in Pest Control Advice for Farmers
Author(s) -
Moffitt L. Joe
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241501
Subject(s) - integrated pest management , profit (economics) , business , agriculture , pest control , environmental quality , agricultural pest , control (management) , quality (philosophy) , pest analysis , advice (programming) , environmental resource management , environmental planning , agricultural science , computer science , economics , environmental science , marketing , ecology , microeconomics , biology , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , programming language
Abstract This article develops a model for incorporating environmental quality objectives into pest control advice provided to farmers by agricultural agencies. The model relies on existing institutions and current pest management decision practice and its use has potential for improvements in farm profit as well as environmental quality.