仲恺农业工程学院潘正副教授与广东技术师范大学郑旭芸副教授(通讯作者)、北京理工大学硕士研究生黄储坤合作论文“Pesticide Behaviors Under Output Price Risk: Evidence From China's Lychee Market”在农业经济学领域国际知名期刊Agribusiness: An International Journal在线发表。本文利用国家荔枝龙眼产业技术体系提供的荔枝农户及价格数据,系统考察了产出价格风险对农户农药支出的影响效应及其作用机制,为优化农户农药管理实践提供政策启示。

[英文摘要] The influence of output price risk on pesticide behavior is a critical area of research. This study explores the effect of output price risk on pesticide consumption by combining a nationally representative sample of lychee farmers with high-frequency prices along the supply chain in China. Our findings robustly demonstrate that agricultural households significantly increase their pesticide expenditure when output price risk rises. Furthermore, we identify that the operating mechanism is driven by increased nonfarm work participation among peer households. The heterogeneity analysis indicates that the effects of output price risk are especially pronounced in the consumption of herbicides and conditioners and among small-scale households. In the analysis of typical plots, we further find that agricultural households tend to increase spraying intensity instead of spraying frequency. The insights derived from this study can assist policymakers in formulating agricultural policies to enhance farmers' pesticide management practices amid the instability of output prices.