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To Spray or Not to Spray? Pesticides, Banana Exports, and Food Safety

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dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.contributor.authorTsunehiro Otsuki
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-01T19:47:38Z
dc.date.available2013-07-01T19:47:38Z
dc.date.issued2002-03
dc.description.abstractHow governments regulate food safety and environmental protection, including pesticide residue levels, has important implications for trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial held in Doha, Qatar in November 2001, included statements on standards, and their impact on market access for developing countries. These issues will continue to be important in trade policy dialogues. It is assumed - and evidence from recent analysis confirms - that food safety standards can affect the ability of agricultural producers to meet regulatory standards, set by importing countries. The authors explore a fundamental question in food safety and environmental standards: Do regulations on pesticide have an effect on trade? They examine regulatory data from 11 OECD importing countries, and trade data from 19 exporting countries. The results suggest that a 10 percent increase in regulatory stringency - tighter restrictions on the pesticide chlorpyrifos - leads to a decrease in banana imports by 14.8 percent. This represents a significant impact on trade, and affect prospects of developing countries who continue to rely on exports of agricultural commodities, such as bananas. The findings also suggest that the lack of consensus on international standards, and divergent national regulations on pesticides is costly. For example, the authors estimate that if the world were to adopt a standard at a level of regulatory stringency suggested by Codex (the body charged with setting global standards in this area), in contrast with one set at the level in place in the European Union, there would be a U$S 5.3 billion loss in world exports.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1737108/spray-or-not-spray-pesticides-banana-exports-food-safety
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2805
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14322
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.2805
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectPESTICIDE RESIDUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectPESTICIDE CONTROL STANDARDS
dc.subjectPESTICIDE POLLUTION
dc.subjectPESTICIDE REGULATION
dc.subjectBANANA INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTRADE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADE REGULATION
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETING
dc.subjectREGULATORY CONTROL
dc.subjectIMPORT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectCONSENSUS BUILDING
dc.subjectEXPORT SHORTFALLS AERIAL SPRAYING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectALDRIN
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectAPPLES
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHLORDIMEFORM
dc.subjectCOEFFICIENT ESTIMATE
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDDT
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDIELDRIN
dc.subjectDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectFUNGI
dc.subjectFUNGICIDES
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEPTACHLOR
dc.subjectHERBICIDES
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINSECTICIDES
dc.subjectINSECTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMETHYLPARATHION
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPARATHION
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectPESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPESTICIDE EXPOSURE
dc.subjectPESTICIDE HAZARDS
dc.subjectPESTICIDE RESIDUES
dc.subjectPESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD
dc.subjectPESTICIDE USE
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPLANTAINS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUOTA LEVELS
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION EFFECT
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE REGIME
dc.subjectVALUE OF TRADE
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWEEDS
dc.subjectZERO TARIFFS
dc.titleTo Spray or Not to Spray? Pesticides, Banana Exports, and Food Safetyen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1737108/spray-or-not-spray-pesticides-banana-exports-food-safety
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid504301468766821971
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2805
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02032704513154
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1737108
okr.identifier.reportWPS2805
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okr.sectorTrade
okr.sector(Historic)Economic Policy
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicAgriculture::Pest Management
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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