In a recent survey of 820 Boro (winter rice), potato, bean, eggplant, cabbage, sugarcane, and mango farmers in Bangladesh, over 47 percent of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides. With only 4 percent of farmers formally trained in pesticide use or handling, and over 87 percent openly admitting to using little or no protective measures while applying pesticides, overuse is potentially a threatening problem to farmer health as well as the environment...
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2005/11/01
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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WPS3776
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2010/07/01
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Health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use : evidence from Bangladesh
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farmer
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