Editing Pesticide (section)

===Economics===
In 2018 world pesticide sales were estimated to be $65 billion, of which 88% was used for agriculture.<ref name=":18" /> Generic accounted for 85% of sales in 2018.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mansfield |first1=Becky |last2=Werner |first2=Marion |last3=Berndt |first3=Christian |date=2024 |title=A new critical social science research agenda on pesticides |journal=Agriculture and Human Values|volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=395–412 |doi=10.1007/s10460-023-10492-w |doi-access=free }}</ref> In one study, it was estimated that for every dollar ($1) that is spent on pesticides for crops results in up to four dollars ($4) in crops which would otherwise be lost to insects, fungi and weeds.<ref name="Pimental1992">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pimentel D, Acquay H, Biltonen M, Rice P, Silva M |year=1992 |title=Environmental and Economic Costs of Pesticide Use |journal=BioScience |volume=42 |issue=10| pages=750–60 |jstor=1311994 |doi=10.2307/1311994}}</ref>  In general, farmers benefit from having an increase in crop yield and from being able to grow a variety of crops throughout the year. Consumers of agricultural products also benefit from being able to afford the vast quantities of produce available year-round.<ref name="Cooper">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cooper J, Dobson H |date=2007 |title=The benefits of pesticides to mankind and the environment |journal=Crop Protection |volume=26 |issue=9 |pages=1337–1348 |doi=10.1016/j.cropro.2007.03.022 |bibcode=2007CrPro..26.1337C |s2cid=84808730 |url=https://croplifefoundation.org/Documents/Research%20Briefs/PesticideBenefitsResearchPaper.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225454/https://croplifefoundation.org/Documents/Research%20Briefs/PesticideBenefitsResearchPaper.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>