Knowledge, attitude and practices of farmers about pesticide use, risks, and wastes; a cross-sectional study (Kermanshah, Iran)

Sharafi, Kiomars; Pirsaheb, Meghdad; Maleki, Saeed; Arfaeinia, Hossein; Karimyan, Kamaladdin; Moradi, Masoud; Safari, Yahya

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.132

Cited by 82 publications

(87 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Despite the fact that several studies have been undertaken to investigate farmers' perception and awareness of pesticide use management and safety measures [17,[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30], very few studies have assessed the perception of fraudulent pesticides and its determinants among farmers, in particular, in the context of Saudi Arabia. Accordingly, there is a research gap in terms of farmers' perception level of different risk facets of fraudulent pesticides and factors influencing this perception.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do farmers perceive risks of fraudulent pesticides? Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Kassem

Alotaibi

2020

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The increasing number of fraudulent pesticides on the market not only constitutes a major threat to sustainable agriculture but can also have adverse consequences for the environment and human health. The purpose of this study is to assess farmers' risk perception with regard to fraudulent pesticides and to establish the determinants of their perception. Data were collected through structured questionnaires from 370 farmers from the eastern region in Saudi Arabia. The findings showed that farmers had a high perception of physical, legal, social, and physiological risks of counterfeit pesticides, while they had a moderate perception of agri-environmental risks (M = 3.47, SD = 0.72) and economic risks (M = 3.52, SD = 1.11). Moreover, 73.5% of farmers reported that they had purchased fraudulent pesticides in the last three years. The results of the t-test revealed that the number of farmers who had purchased fraudulent pesticides was significantly higher than the number of farmers who had not purchased such pesticides regarding the perception of the majority of risks, except for physical risk. Multivariate regression analyses showed that age, farm size, farming experience, extension contact, and purchased fraudulent pesticides were significantly associated with risk perception. The findings suggest that awareness campaigns on recognizing fraudulent pesticides among farmers are needed, as well as policy measures, to combat counterfeiting in the agricultural sector in cooperation with other stakeholders.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do farmers perceive risks of fraudulent pesticides? Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Kassem

Alotaibi

2020

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…However, many technical and economic problems prevent a comprehensive waste management plan. As landfill is a low-cost and technically feasible method, has a high of attention in solid waste management plans [2,4,5]. The unavoidable after-effects of solid waste disposal in a landfill are gas and leachate generation due to climate condition, microbial disintegration, refuse properties and landfilling operations [6,7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Estimation of methane gas by LandGEM model from Yasuj municipal solid waste landfill, Iran

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In addition, the cognitive aspects of situation awareness, which play an important role in safe and efficient work practices, have been addressed and research has highlighted the impact of situation awareness lapses and other causal factors among tractor drivers [30]. However, farmers' attitudes towards proper pesticide handling is not well known yet [31]. In fact, further studies on behavioral factors in pesticide use, including risk perception, are of major importance for effective risk management [32].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The use of pesticides in agriculture is a significant problem at a global level, not only from an environmental perspective but also from the farmers’ health and safety point of view. In the literature, several studies have discussed the safe behavior and risk perception of farmers. However, human errors when dealing with pesticides and the related work equipment are rarely considered. To reduce this research gap, a study of the human safety errors in pesticide use based on hierarchical task analysis is proposed. In particular, such a bottom-up approach was applied to vineyard cultivation and considered all the activities that operators carry out when using pesticides. The results of this study showed that most of the identified human errors were action errors, i.e., potential failures of the operator in completing the activity successfully. In addition, retrieval and checking errors resulted in being rather common. These outputs shed light on the gap between the information received and the practical need for operators to reduce their failure to perform specific activities. Therefore, while the present study augments current knowledge on the safe use of pesticides, further research is needed to address human errors in agricultural activities, thus extending these results to a larger sample size as well as to other cultivation types.

show abstract

Knowledge, attitude and practices of farmers about pesticide use, risks, and wastes; a cross-sectional study (Kermanshah, Iran)

Cited by 82 publications

References 29 publications

Do farmers perceive risks of fraudulent pesticides? Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Do farmers perceive risks of fraudulent pesticides? Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Estimation of methane gas by LandGEM model from Yasuj municipal solid waste landfill, Iran

Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About