Safety impact and farmer awareness of pesticide residues

B Hou, L Wu - Food and agricultural immunology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pesticide residues have always been an important concern in agricultural safety.
Investigating farmers' awareness of pesticide residues and their behaviours regarding …

Comparative analysis of pesticide use determinants among smallholder farmers from Costa Rica and Uganda

P Staudacher, S Fuhrimann… - Environmental …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Pesticides are used globally in agriculture and pose a threat to the health of farmers,
communities, and the environment. Smallholder farmers in low-and middle-income countries …

The long road to a sustainable banana trade

DP Bebber - Plants, People, Planet, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Bananas are the world's most popular dessert fruit and a staple
starch crop for millions in low‐and middle‐income countries. The banana export trade that …

Pesticide use and risk perceptions among farmers in southwest Iran

SM Hashemi, R Rostami, MK Hashemi… - Human and Ecological …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Pesticide use and farmers' perceptions of risk of unsafe use of pesticides were explored in
Fars Province, Iran. One hundred and fifty-five farmers engaged in pesticide handling were …

Pesticide risk perceptions and the differences between farmers and extensionists: Towards a knowledge-in-context model

A Ríos-González, K Jansen, HJ Sánchez-Pérez - Environmental research, 2013 - Elsevier
A growing body of literature analyzes farmer perceptions of pesticide risk, but much less
attention has been given to differences in risk perception between farmers and technical …

[PDF][PDF] Pesticide use in Vegetable Production: A Survey of Vietnamese Farmers' Knowledge.

TM NguyeN, NTT Le, J HaVukaiNeN… - Plant Protection …, 2018 - agriculturejournals.cz
Concerns about inappropriate storage, application rates, and disposal practices of
pesticides prompted this case study of Vietnamese farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and …

[HTML][HTML] A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems of Uganda

JW Mulumba, R Nankya, J Adokorach, C Kiwuka… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2012 - Elsevier
Much of the worlds' annual harvest loss to pests and diseases occurs as a consequence of
crops grown in monocultures, or cultivated varieties with uniform resistance. This uniform …

Pesticide use in banana and plantain production and risk perception among local actors in Talamanca, Costa Rica

D Barraza, K Jansen, BW de Joode, C Wesseling - Environmental research, 2011 - Elsevier
The Talamanca County in Costa Rica has large-scale banana and small-scale plantain
production, probably causing pesticide exposure in indigenous children. We explored to …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying barriers to sustainable apple production: A stakeholder perspective

S Jin, W Li, Y Cao, G Jones, J Chen, Z Li… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Apple is one of the most important cash crops in China. However, negative economic,
environmental and social impacts are associated with its production. This study aims to …

Coupled social and ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification in Costa Rica and the future of biodiversity conservation in tropical agricultural regions

I Shaver, A Chain-Guadarrama, KA Cleary… - Global Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tropical ecosystem conversion to agriculture has caused widespread habitat loss and
created fragmented landscapes composed of remnant forest patches embedded in a matrix …