Knowledge attitude and practice of pesticide use among agricultural workers in Puducherry, South India

Mohanty, Manoj Kumar; Behera, Basanta Kumar; Jena, Saubhagya Kumar; Sajja, Srikanth; Mogane, C.; Samal, Soumya; Behera, Ajay Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2013.09.030

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“…Perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of pesticides could predict and support more environmentally friendly pest control methods among farmers [15]. Several previous studies have shown that the levels of farmers' awareness concerning pesticide effects on human health and on the environment varied from one region to another [16][17][18][19]. Awareness about pesticide effects inherently influences farmers' methods of pest control.…”

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RETRACTED: Farmers’ Technical Knowledge about Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Olive Production

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While Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable approach of pest control, contributing to reduced use of pesticides and risks on human health and the environment, farmers have shown limited interest in practicing this method. The present study explored the levels of technical knowledge about integrated management of the olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) among olive growers in Roudbar County of Iran and factors underpinning olive farmers' technical knowledge of integrated management. Data were collected in a survey of olive farmers, on the basis of a structured questionnaire. Almost half of the farmers (48.4%) had good to excellent levels of technical knowledge of integrated management, while almost a third of the farmers (35.4%) had a moderate knowledge level. However, a noticeable portion of the farmers (15.9%) had poor knowledge of integrated management. Moreover, most farmers showed average knowledge of the adverse effects of pesticides on human health. While most farmers showed good levels of social participation, cooperation with institutes, and participation in extension activities, they showed low levels of community involvement (involvement in a group of people that have and share common interests with each other). Olive imports and the lack of a common action for olive fly control were perceived as the main barriers of IPM adoption among most farmers. Regression analysis revealed that increased community involvement, large area under olive farming, participation in education activities, and high farming experience promoted farmers' technical knowledge of integrated olive fly control. Strengthening growers' technical knowledge of IPM through community involvement and extension services among inexperienced small-scale olive farmers is recommended for reducing possible unnecessary insecticide sprays in olive production.

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RETRACTED: Farmers’ Technical Knowledge about Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Olive Production

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“…The factors that affect farmers' behaviour in pesticide use are far more complex than expected. Pesticide use can be influenced by gender (Atreya, 2007), level of knowledge, pesticide retailers (Damalas et al, 2006a;Damalas et al, 2006b;Yang et al, 2014), age (Damalas and Hashemi, 2010), perceptions (Damalas and Hashemi, 2010;Hashemi and Damalas, 2011;Hashemi et al, 2012;Mohanty et al, 2013;Khan et al, 2015) and even cultural or planting differences (Van Hoi et al, 2009).…”

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Factors affecting farmers' behaviour in pesticide use: Insights from a field study in northern China

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…Numerous studies have examined farmers' awareness of pesticide effects on human health and on the environment and the levels of awareness varied considerably from one region to another (Parveen et al, 2003;Salameh et al, 2004;Damalas et al, 2006a,b;Atreya, 2007;Isin and Yildirim, 2007;Karunamoorthi et al, 2011;Mohanty et al, 2013). Because typically farmers are the main users of pesticides, the degree of awareness about pesticide effects inherently influences their methods of pest management.…”

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Perceptions of the beneficial and harmful effects of pesticides among Iranian rice farmers influence the adoption of biological control

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Knowledge attitude and practice of pesticide use among agricultural workers in Puducherry, South India

Cited by 85 publications

References 10 publications

RETRACTED: Farmers’ Technical Knowledge about Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Olive Production

RETRACTED: Farmers’ Technical Knowledge about Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Olive Production

Factors affecting farmers' behaviour in pesticide use: Insights from a field study in northern China

Perceptions of the beneficial and harmful effects of pesticides among Iranian rice farmers influence the adoption of biological control

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