Table 5.
The impact of AMS on pesticide use.
Variables | Estimation | Mean pesticide use (kg/mu) | Treatment effects | t-value | Reduction rate (%) | |
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Adoption of AMS | Non-adoption of AMS | |||||
Pesticide use | ATT | 5.696 (0.051) | 12.930 (0.072) | −7.234*** | −82.270 | 55.95 |
ATU | 8.408 (0.086) | 9.855 (0.119) | −1.447*** | −9.825 | 14.68 |
*** indicate significance at the 1% level. Standard errors are reported in parentheses.