Pesticide risk behaviors and factors influencing pesticide use among farmers in Kuwait

Jallow, Mustapha F. A.; Awadh, Dawood G.; Albaho, M.; Devi, Vimala Y.; Thomas, B.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.085

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“…These include characteristics of individual farmers such as their gender [42], education level [19], farming years [43], planting size [44], other economic features such as portion of household income generating from farming [45], government and policy factors such as the participation in pesticide use training organized by governments [46]; knowledge about types of prohibited pesticides [47], views towards frequent and massive use of pesticides on generating pesticide residue [29], view towards massive use of pesticides which in turn damage the surrounding environment [48]. In addition, we have included a new variable, which is farmer's knowledge on the "Guideline for safety application of pesticides".…”

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Measuring Rice Farmer’s Pesticide Overuse Practice and the Determinants: A Statistical Analysis Based on Data Collected in Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces of China

Wang

Chu

2018

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Understanding the extent of pesticide overuse and what drives rice farmers to overuse pesticide in agricultural production theoretically and empirically is imperative to increase farmers' income, promote agricultural transformation and agricultural sustainable development. In this paper, we examined the phenomenon and pattern of pesticides overuse based on the data collected from 861 rice farmers in Jiangsu and Anhui, two provinces in China. By applying the Cobb-Douglas production function (C-D production function) and the damage control model, we estimated the marginal productivity of pesticides. We also adopted the Binary Probit model to further explore factors leading to overuse of pesticide among farmers. Our findings suggested that the marginal productivity of pesticides is close to zero, indicating that there is an excessive use of pesticides in the surveyed areas. According to the Binary Probit model, we also discovered that female farmers, farmers with knowledge about pesticide toxicity, pesticide residue and farmers who hold the view that massive use of pesticide is inimical to the environment, and farmers who participate in pesticide training organized by the government, are more likely to overuse pesticide. On the contrary, experienced farmers have a lower chance of overusing pesticides. Possible explanations to the above findings may be that applying pesticides in accordance with the instructions causes overusing and farmers who are loss-averse, in order to avoid the risk of income loss that may be caused by disease and insect pests, and keep its own income stable, will still increase the amount of pesticide application. It also indicates that farmers are insensitive to increased pesticide overuse.

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Measuring Rice Farmer’s Pesticide Overuse Practice and the Determinants: A Statistical Analysis Based on Data Collected in Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces of China

Wang

Chu

2018

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“…Pesticides are a vital component and an integral part of modern agriculture [1,2]. These chemicals quickly gained great popularity as an efficient, labor-saving, and economic tool in pest management in most agricultural sectors [3].…”

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Farmers’ Criteria for Pesticide Selection and Use in the Pest Control Process

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Chemical pesticides have been widely overused by farmers in Iran, but farmers' criteria for pesticide selection and use are not well understood. A field survey of 411 farmers was carried out in Mazandaran, Iran, to study farmers' criteria for selecting and using pesticides in the pest control process and explaining differences in selection criteria among farmers. From a list with a total of 25 criteria, five main groups were identified as key decision criteria for pesticide selection and use, using factor analysis. These groups included: (i) performance and effectiveness criteria, (ii) awareness and information criteria, (iii) technical and operational criteria, (iv) environmental criteria, and (v) financial and accessibility criteria. Performance and effectiveness criteria had the highest importance for farmers when selecting and using pesticides (mean 3.45), followed by financial and accessibility criteria (mean 3.28). Farmers who received training regarding pesticide use (mean 2.23 vs. 1.90) and farmers who had experience with integrated pest management (IPM) practices (mean 2.46 vs. 1.79) tended to consider environmental criteria when selecting and using pesticides. Similarly, farmers who experienced health risks related to working with pesticides (mean 2.0 vs. 1.77), farmers who used protection when spraying (mean 2.58 vs. 1.87), and farmers who knew about natural enemies of pests (mean 2.11 vs. 1.85) tended to consider environmental criteria when selecting and using pesticides. Farmers without off-farm income tended to consider financial and accessibility criteria more than farmers with off-farm income (mean 3.40 vs. 3.18). Farmers with college education favored awareness and information criteria, whereas experienced farmers favored the criteria of performance and effectiveness. Farmers with a high income showed a tendency to prefer performance and effectiveness criteria more than farmers with less income. Farmers who thought that pesticides are hazardous preferred environmental criteria more than farmers who thought that pesticides are not hazardous. Farmers who believed in the effectiveness of alternatives to chemical pest control (e.g., use of biological control, pheromone traps, or cultural control) preferred performance and effectiveness criteria less than farmers who believed no effectiveness or slight effectiveness of alternatives to chemical pest control. The findings provide useful information for better understanding factors affecting farmers' choices of pesticides and for improving future extension courses related to farmers' decisions about pesticide use.

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“…Se identificó que los agricultores que dependían únicamente del uso de pesticidas para la protección de sus cultivos mostraban usar mayor cantidad de estas sustancias que aquellos que no; a su vez, la frecuencia de aplicación de pesticidas varió de dos veces al mes hasta una vez a la semana, dependiendo del tipo de cultivo. La mayoría de los agricultores que usaban excesivamente los plaguicidas expresaban que estas sustancias son indispensables para obtener buenos rendimientos, determinando de esta manera la fuerte dependencia percibida entre plaguicidas y agricultores 22 . Tabares y López 7 , registraron que durante mucho tiempo se ha tenido la idea, entre los campesinos, de que la aplicación de químicos es la mejor manera para incrementar la producción, lo que se ha promulgado desde la oferta de las diferentes empresas fabricantes y proveedoras de plaguicidas, herbicidas y otros productos químicos que circulan en el mercado agrícola.…”

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“…Por otro lado, las percepciones de los agricultores sobre el riesgo de los plaguicidas coincidieron en que el uso de plaguicidas plantea cierto riesgo para el medio ambiente (100%) y la salud humana (100%); a su vez, no se encontró ninguna asociación aparente entre las percepciones de los agricultores sobre el riesgo de los plaguicidas y la frecuencia en la aplicación de éstas sustancias en el control de plagas, resaltando la gran similitud con los resultados obtenidos por Jallow et al 22 , en una investigación similar al caso analizado.…”

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Riesgos en la salud de agricultores por uso y manejo de plaguicidas, microcuenca “La Pila”

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Riesgos en la salud de agricultores por uso y manejo de plaguicidas, microcuencaLa PilaHealth risks of farmers for using and handling pesticides in the watershed "La Pila"Cristian Alexander Jiménez-Quintero 1 , Andrés Pantoja-Estrada 2 , Hugo Ferney Leonel 3* ResumenIntroducción: El corregimiento de Cabrera del municipio de Pasto, fundamenta su economía en el sector agropecuario, actividad que demanda el uso y manejo de variados productos químicos cuyo empleo conlleva riesgos para la salud. Objetivo: Identificar los principales riesgos a los cuales están expuestos los campesinos agricultores de la microcuenca La Pila , municipio de Pasto, por el uso y manejo inadecuado de plaguicidas en sus labores de producción. Materiales y métodos: Se comparó los resultados obtenidos en la simulación de la dispersión de plaguicidas a través del Software HYSPLIT libre y la evaluación de los riesgos por contacto inmediato identificados a través de criterios establecidos en la GTC45 de ICONTEC. Resultados: Se pudo determinar que el factor de riesgo al cual se encuentran sometidos los agricultores de la zona es de tipo químico; que la dispersión de dichos contaminantes alcanza una longitud máxima de dispersión de 250 m y que a pesar que los trabajadores conocen de la importancia de la implementación de Elementos de Protección Personal no los utilizan como barreras para atenuar e impedir la materialización de los peligros. Conclusiones: Los riesgos identificados son más latentes en los agricultores de la zona media y baja de la microcuenca.Palabras clave: Factores de riesgo; mapa de riesgo; plaguicidas; impactos en la salud. (Fuente: DeCS, Bireme). AbstractIntroduction: The village of Cabrera, in the municipality of Pasto, bases its economy on agriculture, which requires the use and handling of various chemicals that can cause health risks. Objective: To identify the main risks to which farmers are exposed for the use and improper handling of pesticides in their production work in the watershed called "La Pila" in the municipality of Pasto. Materials and Methods: The results obtained in the simulation of the dispersion of pesticides through HYSPLIT free Software and the risk assessment for immediate contact identified through established criteria in GTC45 ICONTEC were compared. Results: It was determined that the risk factor to which farmers in the area are subjected to is of chemical type; besides, the dispersion of these pollutants reaches a maximum length of dispersion of 250 m-However, despite the fact that workers are aware of the importance of the Universidad y Salud

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Pesticide risk behaviors and factors influencing pesticide use among farmers in Kuwait

Cited by 176 publications

References 35 publications

Measuring Rice Farmer’s Pesticide Overuse Practice and the Determinants: A Statistical Analysis Based on Data Collected in Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces of China

Measuring Rice Farmer’s Pesticide Overuse Practice and the Determinants: A Statistical Analysis Based on Data Collected in Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces of China

Farmers’ Criteria for Pesticide Selection and Use in the Pest Control Process

Riesgos en la salud de agricultores por uso y manejo de plaguicidas, microcuenca “La Pila”

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