@article{Tefera:275946,
      recid = {275946},
      author = {Tefera, T. and Kassie, M. and Midingoyi, S. and Muriithi,  B.},
      title = {Do farmers and the environment benefit from adopting IPM  practices? Evidence from Kenya},
      address = {2018-07},
      number = {2058-2018-5263},
      pages = {47},
      year = {2018},
      abstract = {In this article, we estimate the impacts of a bundle of  integrated pest management (IPM) practices on mango yield,  mango net income, human health and the environment, using  recent household survey data of mango growers in Kenya. We  employ multinomial endogenous switching treatment  regression model with an ordered probit selection rule to  establish counterfactual outcomes, while controlling for  potential selection bias. The environmental and human  health effects of chemical insecticide use are quantified  by employing the environmental impact quotient method. The  analysis reveals that, while IPM-adopting farmers have  higher mango yields and mango net income, they also use  lower quantities of insecticide and cause less damage to  the environment and to human health. In addition, switching  from one IPM to multiple IPM practices generates even  higher economic, environmental and human health benefits.  The findings also reveal that variables such as training on  insect pest management, exposure to IPM as proxied by the  number of adopters within a village, membership of rural  institutions, and income share from mango crops positively  and significantly influence the probability of a farmer  using a bundle of IPM practices. These positive outcomes  can be achieved through providing adequate technical  support and extension services to farmers.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/275946},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.275946},
}