Path to reducing pesticide input: Is agricultural production outsourcing effective?
Authors:
- Xingyi ZuoXZXingyi Zuo
- Houjian LiHLHoujian Li
- Cheng WangCWCheng Wang
- Andi CaoACAndi Cao
- Haoyu WenHWHaoyu Wen
- 22 March 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Ecological Economics
- Vol. 246
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (2025NSFSC1933)
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