Environmental governance of pesticides in Ethiopian vegetable and cut flower production

Mengistie, Belay Tizazu

doi:10.18174/391632

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“…It also composes the need to enact comprehensive legislation to regulate the manufacture, formulation, import, export storage, distribution sale, use and disposal of pesticides (FDRE 2010). But, it is understandable that only designing the policy possibly addresses pesticide problems and accomplishes the objectives unless the participants along the chain are enforceable (FAO 2003;Brodesser et al 2006;Mengistie 2016aMengistie , 2016b. In Ethiopia, the role played by the actors in pesticide governance is weak, enforcement all level along the production includes at the federal, regional and grass-root or district level is fundamental and the formulation of pesticide policy by the state is not sufficient by itself unless it is enforceable (Mengistie 2016a(Mengistie , 2016b.…”

Section: Legislation and Monitoring Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But, it is understandable that only designing the policy possibly addresses pesticide problems and accomplishes the objectives unless the participants along the chain are enforceable (FAO 2003;Brodesser et al 2006;Mengistie 2016aMengistie , 2016b. In Ethiopia, the role played by the actors in pesticide governance is weak, enforcement all level along the production includes at the federal, regional and grass-root or district level is fundamental and the formulation of pesticide policy by the state is not sufficient by itself unless it is enforceable (Mengistie 2016a(Mengistie , 2016b. Enforcement of realistic pesticide policy is the most important component of monitoring the invaluable tool for verification of the conditions of exposure and the occurrence of risk in the field.…”

Section: Legislation and Monitoring Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The trend of chemical utilization, including usage by smallholders, has been increasing (Ngowi et al 2007;Gizachew 2011;Mengistu and Beyene 2014;Mengistie 2016aMengistie , 2016b. This is due to the expansion of agriculture packages to increase plant productivity nation-wide and accessibility of the various pesticides in a market.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to MoA (2011), indicates that 2973 metric tonne of pesticides in between 1996 and 1998, 3670 metric tonnes between 1999 and 2001, 5079 metric tonne between 2002 and 2004, 8302 metric tonne between 2005 and 2006 and in between 2006 and 2011 in which a total of 27,268.73 metric tonnes of pesticide were imported to Ethiopia. But this data is only including the pesticides imported legally this is because of pesticide importing process into Ethiopia is not well-controlled (Mengistie 2016a(Mengistie , 2016b. In recent years, population increase led to a rise in demand for crops and cereals that increased with price incentives.…”

Section: Trends Of Pesticide Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pesticide refers to a wide range of compounds including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, molluscicides and plant growth regulators. Pesticides use as crop pesticides in the agricultural sector were introduced in Ethiopia with the development of commercial farms in the beginning 1960s (EPA 2004;Mengistie 2016aMengistie , 2016b. Following the introduction, use of chemical pesticides was applied as integrated package projects including the Chilalo Agricultural Development Unit (CADU), Wolaita Agricultural Development Unit (WADU), Minimum Package Project (MPP) under the Extension and Project Implementation Department (EPID) by the Ministry of Agriculture (Tadesse 2016).…”

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Pesticides use, practice and its effect on honeybee in Ethiopia: a review

Fikadu

2020

Int J Trop Insect Sci

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Honeybees play an essential economic role in the pollination of crops. Farmers were buying, storing, and use pesticides on cultivated plants with no or little consideration of the effect on honeybees. In Ethiopia, pesticide poisoning of honeybees has increased from time to time, and beekeepers also lose their colonies due to unwise use and improper practice of pesticides. Ethiopia has developed a legal framework on pesticide registration, distribution, and use. But regulations are not strictly implemented by the farmers, and it needs enforcement. Farmers use pesticides on crops with no or little consideration of their effect on honeybees, also the use of pesticides is harmful to pollination service, behavior, communication, forage resource, poisoning, and contaminated hive products. The Effective communication between beekeepers and crop growers is important because spraying pesticides is required to minimize the impact of pesticides on honeybees. The present review should focus on the effects of pesticide use and the means of reducing its impact on honeybee colonies.

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Section: Legislation and Monitoring Systemsmentioning

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Section: Legislation and Monitoring Systemsmentioning

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Section: Trends Of Pesticide Usementioning

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Section: Trends Of Pesticide Usementioning

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Pesticides use, practice and its effect on honeybee in Ethiopia: a review

Fikadu

2020

Int J Trop Insect Sci

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Pesticide Residues and Associated Public Health Risks in Vegetables from Irrigated Farms Adjacent to Rift Valley Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

Demsie,

Yimer,

Sota

2024

Journal of Food Quality

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The overuse of pesticides has resulted in the accumulation of harmful residues in vegetables, which requires monitoring to assess the risks to human health. This article presents the levels of 35 pesticide residues in 15 composite vegetable samples from irrigated farmlands adjacent to Lake Ziway, Ethiopia, using the QuEChERS extraction method (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) and then analyzes them using GC-MS. The study also estimated the health risks associated with the consumption of contaminated vegetables in children and adults, including carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risks. The predominant pesticide residues found in tomatoes were α-endosulfan (0.58 mg/kg), β-BHC (0.04 mg/kg), heptachlor (0.02 mg/kg), and malathion (0.03 mg/kg), all of which were above the safety limits. Similarly, the mean concentration of heptachlor epoxide (0.04 mg/kg) and propargite (0.11 mg/kg) was higher than the allowed levels of the safety limits for onions. The concentration of pesticide residues detected in 10.6% and 7.9% of tomato and onion samples was above the maximum residual limits of the European Commission (EU-MRLs), respectively. Noncarcinogenic health risk estimates show that onion heptachlor epoxide had THQ > 1, indicating the possibility of systemic health risk in both adult and child consumers. The carcinogenic health risk (CHR) showed that heptachlor epoxide in adults and children and only heptachlor in children had CHR > acceptable limit (10−4) for tomato and onion. Therefore, it is critical to raise awareness among stakeholders while simultaneously implementing sound monitoring policy actions to protect the ecosystem and the health of the population in the study area and beyond.

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Low levels of knowledge and practice of occupational hazards among flower farm workers in southwest Shewa zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional analysis

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Background Over the last decade, flower farms have been rapidly growing in Ethiopia. Following the advent and development of the sector, various work-related chemical, biological, physical, psychosocial, and ergonomic hazards have been emerging unacceptably, with increased risks of exposures for workers and local communities. However, evidence that describes knowledge and prevention practice of occupational hazards among flower farm workers in the country is little documented. The knowledge and safety practice of occupational hazards among flower farm workers in Ethiopia were explored in the current study. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 471 flower farm workers was implemented from March to April 2017. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the eligible participants. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data, and the data were entered in to Epi Info program version 7 and analyzed by SPSS program version 20. Bivariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate significance of associations at < 0.05 p-values. Results A total of 451 flower farm workers were interviewed with a response rate of 95.7%. The majority, 72.1% (N = 325) were females. Mean age was 24.1 (SD + 6.5) years. About 39.2% (N = 177) of the participants had good knowledge on occupational hazards. The level of safety practice was 26.6% (N = 120). The level of knowledge on occupational hazards was affected by level of education [AOR: 20.03;95% CI (16.30,23.75)], work experience [AOR: 5.97; 95% CI (4.22,7.72)], and type of employment [AOR: 5.35; 95% CI (2.50,8.19)], whereas the level of safety practice was influenced by regular use of personal protective equipment (PPE) [AOR:17.53;95% CI (13.36,21.71)], level of knowledge [AOR: 7.29; 95% CI (3.87,10.73)], and provision of appropriate PPE [AOR: 4.59; 95% CI (2.34,8.86)]. Conclusion This study revealed the levels of knowledge and safety practice towards occupational hazards were low. The knowledge on occupational hazards was significantly affected by the level of education and duration of employment. Moreover, the use of PPE and level of knowledge considerably influenced safety practice. Therefore, we recommend employers to ensure that workplace health and safety programs account for workers’ level of education and work experience. It is also pivotal to provide workers witha suitable PPE and instructions on its use, and to arrange safety communication in the local languages at the relevant workplaces.

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Environmental governance of pesticides in Ethiopian vegetable and cut flower production

Cited by 13 publications

References 122 publications

Pesticides use, practice and its effect on honeybee in Ethiopia: a review

Pesticides use, practice and its effect on honeybee in Ethiopia: a review

Pesticide Residues and Associated Public Health Risks in Vegetables from Irrigated Farms Adjacent to Rift Valley Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

Low levels of knowledge and practice of occupational hazards among flower farm workers in southwest Shewa zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional analysis

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