Impacts of Technology Training Provided by Agricultural Cooperatives on Farmers’ Adoption of Biopesticides in China

As pesticide abuse becomes increasingly serious worldwide, it is necessary to pay attention the biopesticide adoption behavior of agricultural producers. It worth verifying whether cooperatives, as training organizations sharing same social network with farmers, can promote biopesticides through their technology diffusion function. Therefore, based on survey data 837 citrus producers in Sichuan Province, China, IV-probit regression model and a mediation effects were used empirically test impact technical farmers’ addition its mechanism, considering perception variable. The results show that (a) participation significantly enhance probability biopesticides; (b) perceptions biopesticides’ economic health benefits play partial mediating role relationship; (c) has more significant for household higher-educated heads, lower total income, smaller size, relative counterparts. This study provides evidence establishing relevant policy encourage full function cooperatives popularize use biopesticides.