The Influence of Government Green Prevention and Control on Farmers’ Pesticide Application

A large number of studies have shown that the overuse of traditional chemical pesticides has caused serious negative externalities. The government’s investment in green prevention and control technology has a certain impact on farmers’ drug application behavior. In this paper, a zero-growth demonstration base of peanut diseases and pests was established in Zoucheng, Shandong province. 300 peanut farmers in the demonstration area represented by Zhangzhuang town, Xiangshan town, Yishan town and Kanzhuang town, were selected as samples. In this paper, spatial econometric model is selected to explore the causal relationship between the government’s participation in technical training for farmers and the use of low-toxic and low-residual pesticides by neighboring farmers. The study found that both the technical training and the spillover effect of technical training significantly promoted the use of low-toxicity and low-residue pesticides by farmers themselves, and the conclusion was still valid after the robustness test. This paper holds that, on the one hand, the government should strengthen the training of rural leading cadres, give full play to the radiative role of demonstration farmers in adopting the new technology, so that farmers can have a deeper understanding and use of green prevention and control technology. On the other hand, we should continue to strengthen the construction of model villages, improve the technology extension centers at the county level that radiate technology to remote areas, and adopt green prevention and control technology to provide a good external environment for farmers.