Synthetic pesticides can be detrimental to the health of humans, particularly when handled inappropriately, which is … pesticide application can mitigate the detrimental health effects of pesticides. Our empirical analysis is based on data from … organic cotton farmers who are only allowed to use bio-pesticides. Using per-capita health expenditure as proxy for the health …

-food cash crop, the revenues it generates can boost food security among smallholders via the income channel and can also promote …