Contamination Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides and Farmers? Knowledge, Perception, Practices in Rural India: A Case Study

Monitoring of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Summer and Winter Vegetables from Agra, India – A case study

“…The results also indicate that the vegetable growers of the selected region are making a non-judicious use of pesticides, which may be responsible for the contamination of vegetables. It has been found that the farmers are neither observing recommended waiting periods nor following good agricultural practices (GAP) (Bhanti et al, 2004). Thus a well-developed and co-coordinated programme on farmer's participatory training and research shall be initiated that can enhance farmers' knowledge of pests, their ecological casualties and non-chemical alternatives and management options as suggested elsewhere (Braun et al, 2000;CABI, 2001;Nelson et al, 2001).…”

A liquid chromatography mass spectrometry-based method to measure organophosphorous insecticide, herbicide and non-organophosphorous pesticide in grape and apple samples

“…The concentration of pesticide found in grapes was high because in Table 2 Inter-day % mean recovery and % RSD of grapes and apples. India, about 80% of the farmers rely on the opinions of pesticide sellers, 20 % of the farmers rely on their own experiences and no farmer relies on the media advertisements, extension officer or the government agencies (Bhanti et al, 2004). About 90% of the farmers believe on shopkeeper's advice regarding the selection of the insecticide for spraying on crops.…”

“…In India most report concerning on organochlorine pesticide analysis in food samples (Bhanti, Shukla & Taneja 2004;Bhanti & Taneja 2005;Kumari, Kumar & Kathpal 2001;Mandal & Singh 2010;Sharma, Nagpal, Pakade & Katnoria 2010) and few studies have been reported on the measurement of OP pesticides in food samples (Srivastava, Trivedi, Srivastava, Lohani, & Srivastava, 2011).…”

Evaluation of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from Xiamen, China

“…Due to the poor pesticide handling practices and use of more toxic pesticides by farmers as well as inadequate management and regulation of these chemicals in developing countries (Waichman, Eve, & Nina, 2007), the occurrence of pesticide poisonings in the developing countries is far greater than that of in the developed (Bhanti, Shukla, & Taneja, 2004). Control programs for pesticide residues in the developing countries are often limited due to lack of resources and rigorous legislation is not in place.…”