Pesticides use and exposure among yam farmers in the Nanumba traditional area of Ghana

Wumbei, Abukari; Houbraken, Michael; Spanoghe, Pieter

doi:10.1007/s10661-019-7449-5

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“…The study discovered that labor scarcity and the high cost of labor also influences farmers’ decisions to use synthetic agrochemicals. The finding confirms Wumbei et al 70 who found that yam farmers used herbicides to avoid prohibitive labor cost. However, the situation is relatively more prominent in the Southern belt compared to the Northern and Middle belt.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The finding is aligned with several studies in Ghana which point to the farmers’ failure to identify active ingredients, composition, and brand of agrochemicals they applied to their crops. 1 , 5 , 11 , 12 , 70 Similarly, a cross-sectional study in Uganda found that farmers had limited knowledge about agrochemicals and most of them did not use PPEs. 71 However, the frustration of farmers also indicates their willingness to change their practices if they have an alternative to agrochemical use.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The study discovered that although most of the farmers used agrochemicals, their knowledge in terms of safety precautions is limited as noted by previous studies. 5 , 12 , 70 Furthermore, farmers fail to appreciate the health and environmental effects of agrochemicals. The major source of agrochemicals information to farmers comes from extension officers, agrochemical dealers, farmer colleagues, and the farmers’ own self-intuitions.…”

Section: Chemical Use Practices and Safety Precautions Among Smallholder Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agrochemicals Use Practices and Health Challenges of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

Demi

Sicchia

2021

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Background: Globally, Africa is one of the continents that uses the lowest quantity of agrochemicals in farming. However, unsafe chemical use practices are high among farmers in Africa, posing serious health and environmental consequences. This study seeks to address three questions: (1) What factors motivate/compel smallholder farmers in Ghana to use agrochemicals? (2) What safety precautions or unsafe chemical use practices can be found in the communities? (3) What are the health implications of agrochemical use among smallholder farmers in Ghana? Methodology: The study used purposive and simple random sampling techniques to select 136 individuals for the survey, out of which 31 individuals were eliminated, and 105 participants were selected for in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Additionally, participants’ observations were collected, workshops were facilitated, and documents analyses were conducted. Qualitative data were analyzed using NVivo software and the quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. Findings: The study found that environmental challenges, activities of NGOs, government policy, lack of or high cost of labor, and competition among farmers were major factors influencing farmers’ decisions to use agrochemicals. Present agrochemical use in Ghana poses a risk to health and the environment. Finally, the study discovered chemical poisoning and low self-reported health quality as major health implications of agrochemical use in the communities.

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2021

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“…These values contrast with the progressive Source: Elaborated by the authors Herbicides (58 %) are the most predominantly used pesticides (figure 1). Similar results have been reported by researchers in other developing countries such as India and Ghana (Imoro et al, 2019;Sharma, Kumar, Shahzad et al, 2019;Wumbei et al, 2019). These are followed by insecticides (21 %) and fungicides (21 %).…”

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Toxicological and ecotoxicological pressure assessment on the use of synthetic pesticides in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba

Dávila

Houbraken

Rop

et al. 2021

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A study to quantify the toxicity and ecotoxicological pressure of pesticides in the Sancti Spíritus province, Cuba, was carried out between 2011 and 2014. A longitudinal descriptive work was designed for the study period to identify potential risks to the environment and also to human health associated with the use of pesticides in the country. The Spread Equivalents (ƩSeq) and Pesticide Occupational and Environmental Risk (POCER) indicators, as well as the Toxic Load (TL) methodology of Instituto Cubano de Sanidad Vegetal, were used to determine the toxicity and ecotoxicity of pesticide use. One hundred and twenty-four active ingredients corresponding to 62 chemical families were applied in the province during the study period. Organophosphates, triazoles, sulfonylurea, pyrethroids, inorganic compounds (such as copper), carbamates, dithiocarbamates, neonicotinoids, aryloxyphenoxypropionates, and organochlorines predominated due to their use frequency. The use of toxic pesticides, and the lack of personal protection equipment, among others, made workers, residents, and applicators the toxicological modules with the highest risk of exposure. On the other hand, aquatic organisms, and the persistence of the pesticides in the soil and in groundwater, are the modules with the highest ecotoxicological pressure. By using the POCER and ƩSeq indicators, a more accurate toxicity and ecotoxicity assessment for certain pesticides can be performed in Cuba, in comparison to the one obtained when using only the TL equation currently employed in the country. In addition, substituting the most toxic pesticides (e.g., parathion, endosulfan, bifenthrin, copper oxychloride, mancozeb, paraquat, diquat, and ametryn) with less toxic ones (e.g., cypermethrin, tebuconazole, triadimenol, and bispyribac-sodium) could help reduce synthetic pesticide pressure on humans and the environment.

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“…This will reduce the dependence of chemical pesticides and their adverse effects on human health and the environment (Satya Sai et al, 2019). Education about personal protective equipment, especially gloves, is used by around all farmers and workers (Wumbei et al, 2019). There is a need for the agricultural sector to expand the scope of injury prevention initiatives to fully include health, education, engineering, and public health regulation models (Hagel et al, 2008).…”

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ANALYSIS OF FARMERSâ€™ INTERNAL FACTORS WITH THE ABILITY TO KNOW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Widianto

Suhari

Fibriansari

et al. 2020

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Background: Work in agricultural areas is one of the occupations that are at risk with the accident and death rates. Hazardous and toxic material is one of the risks that can threaten the health of farmers, which is very important to be known by farmers.Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the internal factors of farmers on the ability to recognize hazardous and toxic materials.Methods: The design of this study used descriptive correlation design. Population in this study are farmers who are members of farmer groups in the working area of the Department of Agriculture in Lumajang Regency who are members of a joint group of farmers under the guidance of the Agriculture Office of Lumajang Regency. The sampling technique in this study used simple random sampling obtained samples were 45 farmers. Instrument of this study demographic data of the respondents and questionnaire that was adopted from PP No. 74, 2001 concerning the management of hazardous and toxic materials in agricultural areas. The questionnaire consists of 25 items with Cronbach Alpha .726. The data of this study were analyzed by one-way ANOVA.Results: Based on the results of the study found that two internal factors of farmers related to the ability of farmers to recognize hazardous and toxic materials in agricultural areas, namely education and work tenure, with a significance level of 0,000 less than 0.05. Education and work tenure of farming affect the experience of farmers so that the level of knowledge of farmers increases. Farmers are more aware of the effects of hazardous and toxic substances on their health according to their level of knowledge.Conclusion: Prevention of poisoning due to hazardous and toxic substances in agricultural areas can be developed by increasing health promotion and increasing farmers' knowledge to become more familiar with hazardous and toxic substances on label recognition, composition, mixing storage and their effects on health. Keywords: Hazardous Materials, Toxic Materials, Farmers

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Pesticides use and exposure among yam farmers in the Nanumba traditional area of Ghana

Cited by 30 publications

References 40 publications

Agrochemicals Use Practices and Health Challenges of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

Agrochemicals Use Practices and Health Challenges of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

Toxicological and ecotoxicological pressure assessment on the use of synthetic pesticides in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba

ANALYSIS OF FARMERSâ€™ INTERNAL FACTORS WITH THE ABILITY TO KNOW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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