PPP Special 08 - Institut für Entwicklungs- und Agrarökonomik
PPP Special 08 - Institut für Entwicklungs- und Agrarökonomik
PPP Special 08 - Institut für Entwicklungs- und Agrarökonomik
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Figure 4.3: Frequency of pesticide applications, 2002<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
Bt Cotton<br />
Non-Bt Cotton<br />
Percentage of Farmers [%]<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br />
Number of Applications<br />
Source: Field Survey, 2002<br />
Figure 4.3 shows the absolute frequency of pesticide applications in<br />
2002. Nearly 90 per cent of all farmers made fewer than four pesticide<br />
applications on either non-Bt or Bt cotton.
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