Rice Farmers' Knowledge of the Risks of Pesticide Use in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population growth has led to the need to increase global food production. Pesticides are an important tool used in efforts to control insect pests. About 20-30% of agricultural produce is lost annually due to insect pests, diseases, weeds and rodents. While pesticides are effective against pest populations, if used injudiciously, they may pose health hazards to humans, domestic animals, natural enemies of crop pests and other forms of life through unwanted contamination of food, feed, water bodies and the environment.

Objectives

The aim of the present study was to examine farmers' level of knowledge and awareness of environmental pollution due to unsafe use of pesticides for controlling rice pests and to explore ways of reducing their usage.

Methods

The res

SUBMITTER: Rahaman MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6285676 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature