Green Insurance for Pesticide Reduction: Acceptability and Impact for French Viticulture
Abstract Green insurance can help producers manage the risks of transitioning to more environmentally friendly practices. We investigate the uptake determinant and potential pesticide reduction in the viticulture sector, a major pesticide user, using a choice experiment with 412 French growers. Correcting for sampling bias, we find that between 48 per cent and 60 per cent (depending on contract features) are likely to take up green insurance. The insurance offers compensation for yield losses caused by the failure to contain diseases of a Decision Support System targeting pesticide reduction. We find an average 45 per cent reduction in fungicide use for adopters and conclude that green insurance can be a cost-effective tool for achieving the EU’s ambitious pesticide objectives.
Authors
- Cécile Aubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6043-1038)
- Marianne Lefebvre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2876-1226)
- Niklas Möhring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0292-4402)
- Pauline Pedehour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-209X)
- Yann Raineau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1352-0622)
- M. Raynal
Institutions
- CEA CESTA (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée de Grenoble (FR)
- Toulouse School of Economics (FR)
- Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin (FR)
- Bordeaux Sciences Économiques (FR)
- Université d'Angers (FR)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Review of Agricultural Economics
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbaf002
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.03
Funders
- European Commission
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche