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Social learning to reduce pesticides: Evidence from a French agricultural extension programme

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  • Rose Deperrois
  • Adélaïde Fadhuile
  • Julie Subervie

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Social learning is likely to play a crucial role in disseminating new agricultural technologies and driving the agroecological transition in European countries. We evaluated a French pesticide reduction programme designed to train farmers and promote practices through demonstration days on participating farms. Using pseudo-panel data from surveys conducted before and after the programme’s launch, we found evidence of decreased pesticide use among cohorts linked to farms attending demonstration days. Our analysis, supported by a placebo test and various robustness checks, suggests that peer-sharing in training programmes can scale up effectively at no additional cost.

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  • Rose Deperrois & Adélaïde Fadhuile & Julie Subervie, 2025. "Social learning to reduce pesticides: Evidence from a French agricultural extension programme," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 52(5), pages 1089-1141.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:52:y:2025:i:5:p:1089-1141.
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