Open AccessUSING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF VIETGAP PROGRAM ON THE HEALTH OF FARMERS IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE, VIETNAM
Author(s) -
Trần Huỳnh Bảo Châu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
kinh tế và phát triển/nông nghiệp và nông thôn
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-1191
pISSN - 2588-1205
DOI - 10.26459/jed.v126i5b.4109
Subject(s) - propensity score matching , hue , matching (statistics) , agricultural science , agriculture , production (economics) , environmental health , business , geography , medicine , mathematics , statistics , computer science , economics , environmental science , artificial intelligence , archaeology , macroeconomics
This study estimates the impact value of the VietGAP program when applied to vegetable production on the health of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province. By employing the propensity score matching (PSM) method, our findings show that the VietGAP program has a significant impact on farmers’ health. In particular, the program reduces farmers’ health problems due to pesticide exposure by 15.6 %, 22.9 %, 25.5 %, and 23.6 %, respectively, from four types of matching. This study provides evidence of the positive impacts of the VietGAP program on the health status of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province. It is therefore hoped that the production, consumption, and management solutions provided by the VietGAP program can encourage farmers to use environment-friendly agricultural practices. Keywords: propensity score matching (PSM) method, VietGAP program, farmers’ health