The Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health: A Medical and Economic Analysis in the Philippines

Pingali, Prabhu; Marquez, Cynthia B.; Palis, Florencia G.; Rola, Agnes C.

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“…The numbers are close to those provided in the study by Pingali et al (1994) on pesticide use and farmers' health in Philippine rice production. A numerical example, which is based on experiences from agricultural production in the Philippines where all three scenarios can be observed, will be used to illustrate the results.…”

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How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management

Beckmann

Wesseler²

2003

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important component of sustainable agriculture. Farmers who switch from a more capital-intensive pesticide-based pest management strategy to IPM have to substitute capital with labour. The adoption of IPM will therefore depend, among other things, on the opportunity costs of labour. A simple model analyses the trade-off between IPM and current farmers' best practice in developing countries. Modifications of the model include different forms of labour organization in pest management, such as owner operated and short-and long-term labour contracts. The implications are that agricultural policies, environmental policies, and labour market policies can go hand in hand. Unfortunately, this will be more likely at a higher level of original pesticide use and hence a higher level of environmental costs.

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Section: Changes In Opportunity Costs Of Labour and The Impact On Thesupporting

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How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management

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Wesseler²

2003

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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“…This has created concern for environmental and health effects. [41,42] Consequently, there is need to identify sustainable weed management systems for rice production that will reduce the use of herbicides and the burden of hand weeding. Rice plants with allelopathic effects on weeds can mean lower production costs because the need for herbicide application and/or hand weeding is reduced.…”

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Upland Rice and Allelopathy

Fageria

Baligar

2003

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

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Upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) is mainly grown in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Yield potential of upland rice is quite low and invariably this crop is subjected to many environmental stresses. Further, when upland rice is grown in monoculture for more than two to three years on the same land, allelopathy or autotoxicity is frequently reported. Allelopathy involves complex plant and plant chemical interactions. The level of phytotoxicity of allelochemicals is influenced by abiotic and biotic soil factors. Adopting suitable management strategies in crop rotation can reduce or eliminate allelochemicals phytotoxicity. Rice yields can be improved by growing rice in rotation with other crop species. Allelochemicals of rice can be used for control of weeds in this crop as well as other crops that are grown in rotation with rice. This review highlights that present knowledge of allelopathy in upland rice is inadequate and fragmentary, and therefore, more controlled Vol. 34, Nos. 9 & 10, pp. 1311-1329, 2003 This article is a U.S. government work, and is not subject to copyright in the United States. COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSISand field studies are needed to understand and to reduce the detrimental effects of allelopathy in the upland rice production.

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“…Second, agricultural expansion and intensification have historically come with massive habitat conversion, contamination with animal waste and increasing use of agricultural inputs, such as pesticides and antibiotic growth promoters. Beyond their direct adverse effects on human health 26,27 , agricultural biochemical inputs are known to have direct effects on emerging human infectious diseases, and can also serve as indirect drivers by contributing to the emergence of wildlife diseases 28 that constitute important sources of emerging infections in humans 1,29 . However, the strengthening of agricultural production systems can also improve nutrition, which has pronounced benefits for combating many infectious diseases at the individual and population levels 2,30 .…”

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Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production

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Infectious diseases are emerging globally at an unprecedented rate while global food demand is projected to increase sharply by 2100. Here, we synthesize the pathways by which projected agricultural expansion and intensification will influence human infectious diseases and how human infectious diseases might likewise affect food production and distribution. Feeding 11 billion people will require substantial increases in crop and animal production that will expand agricultural use of antibiotics, water, pesticides and fertilizer, and contact rates between humans and both wild and domestic animals, all with consequences for the emergence and spread of infectious agents. Indeed, our synthesis of the literature suggests that, since 1940, agricultural drivers were associated with >25% of all -and >50% of zoonotic -infectious diseases that emerged in humans, proportions that will likely increase as agriculture expands and intensifies. We identify agricultural and disease management and policy actions, and additional research, needed to address the public health challenge posed by feeding 11 billion people.

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The Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health: A Medical and Economic Analysis in the Philippines

Cited by 25 publications

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How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management

How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management

Upland Rice and Allelopathy

Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production

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