In a situation where the dependent variable is polychotomous and ordered, dichotomous regression models such as LPM, binary probit, or binary logit models are inappropriate. 8, pp. Overall, I observed a lot of grammatical and typographical errors, misuse of words and punctuations as well as several sentences that need to be recast/reviewed. 0000001605 00000 n The study revealed that 85% of respondents who cultivated cash crops such as Cocoa and Rubber heavily relied on the use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. This will lead to the avoidance of over/underapplication of agrochemicals and reduce the loss of time due to an illness of the farmer thereby increasing the efficiency and productivity of the crops and farmers. 0000004876 00000 n 0000009429 00000 n Pesticides are an important management tool in agricultural production. The estimated coefficients from an ordered logit model are difficult to interpret because they are in units of log-odds and for easy interpretation, marginal effects associated with each category were generated as shown in Table 6. In the area of reuse of empty containers of agrochemicals, 53.2% said they dispose of them while 46.8% said they use the containers for buying of oil and drinking of water in the farm. . 59, no. Government agencies (Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Standard Board and Environmental Protection Agency) and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) have not relented on their efforts to creating farmers awareness of health implications of agrochemical use. Presently the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has been a dangerous issue to agricultural production, soil and health. An agrochemical is any substance that humans use to help in the management of an agricultural ecosystem. Africa's population, currently estimated at 1.3 billion people, is expected to double by 2050 (1), placing enormous pressure on African food production systems that are plagued by low productivity. Theoretically, the probability of farmers in the various levels of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use is indicated in (4). However, the extent of agrochemical use, agricultural pest knowledge, and economic components in plantain production are largely unknown in Costa Rica, especially in remote, high-poverty areas such as the Bribri-Cabcar Indigenous Territories. W. H. Greene, Econometric Analysis, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, NJ, USA, 7th edition, 2008. In Ghana, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the regulatory body that oversees the use of recommended pesticides. Excessive utilization of these chemicals generate residues that cause nutrients imbalance and reduction of the yielding capacity of crops. 5. These are an intensive use of land, agrochemical usage, irrigation, disease and pest resistant varieties, and so forth. According to Glover-Amengor and Tetteh [25], apart from agrochemicals affecting the environment as poisons, most pesticides used in agriculture in Ghana also affect the crops directly by causing increases in yield at optimum rates and decreases in yield with increasing concentrations. Your email address will not be published. Culturally appropriate farmer education and certification programs are needed as well as the development of safe-handling practices, regulatory infrastructure, and adequate agrochemical storage, transport, and waste disposal facilities. Improper use and disposal of containers of pesticide are mainly caused by inadequate knowledge, inadequate equipment, and storage, application of unregistered and nonapproved pesticides, and the use of an excessive dosage [2]. In this study, the number of extension visits had a positive relationship with maize output. Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, soil conditioners, algaecides, and other agrochemicals are examples. The municipality was randomly selected among the many maize producing districts or municipality in the region. Apart from the aforementioned, several are classified as agrochemical or agrichemical goods. , , , , , , How you plan to care for your hibiscus plant, International Year of Fruits and Vegetables builds a nutritious future, CONTROL THE WEED THROUGH SOIL ACTIVE HERBICIDES. They were then scored 1 for awareness and 0 otherwise. E. D. Okoffo, M. Mensah, and B. Y. Fosu-Mensah, Pesticides exposure and the use of personal protective equipment by cocoa farmers in Ghana, Environmental Systems Research, vol. The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) remains a thing of choice to these maize farmers. Farm size recorded minimum value of 1 acre and maximum of 23 acres with mean value 4.909 acres. Prominent among these binary choice models are linear probability model (LPM), binary probit, and binary logit models. Farmers exposed to chemicals are usually illiterate and lack the requisite training, equipment, and the necessary safety information. It suffocates crop growth by absorbing all minerals, water, and nutrients available to the plant. 1. 92.7% of the respondents had knowledge about perilous consequence and yet didn't garment recommended protective apparels during application. In 1966, Illinois became one of the first states to regulate pesticides. 80]kms>.tIk6O)@3 One hundred and fifty-four (154) maize farmers were randomly sampled from the municipality. For instance, bovine somatotropin, though widely used in the United States, is not approved in Canada and some other jurisdictions as there are concerns for the health of cows using it. 2, pp. 1983).Heavy pesticide use countries in Asia include Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines (Cagauan 1995) and China (Wood et al. In Ghana, the agricultural sector is principally dominated by small-scale farmers. [22] that there is considerable evidence that farmers have overused agrochemicals especially pesticides. Hardcover. SAMHSA: Arthur Hughes, Matthew R. Williams, Rachel N. Lipari, and Jonaki Bose; RTI International: Elizabeth A. P. Copello and Larry A. Kroutil. However, labor was found not significantly influencing maize output. Sunil J . The projects aimed at providing alternatives to commercial agrochemicals which are harmful to human, animal and environmental health. Then, read the label. Selective pesticides, insecticides, soil conditioners, and other agricultural chemicals can result in brighter and larger fruits and vegetables. 333341, 2012. The study assessed farmers knowledge in the use of Agrochemicals given their environmental effects such as on water bodies, occupational hazard and safety, disposal, and storage regarding product use. 3, pp. endstream endobj 116 0 obj<> endobj 118 0 obj<> endobj 119 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>> endobj 120 0 obj<> endobj 121 0 obj<> endobj 122 0 obj<> endobj 123 0 obj<> endobj 124 0 obj<> endobj 125 0 obj<> endobj 126 0 obj<> endobj 127 0 obj<>stream Agrochemicals affect maize crops directly. Excessive fertilizer . The probit and logit models are improvement of the LPM but there are no significant differences between the results obtained from the two especially when the sample size is small [18]. 221230, 2011. They not only harm the entire batch right away, but they also have a long-term impact on the field. The municipality is located within longitudes 15W and 139W and latitudes 79N and 736N. But the effects of an increased use of agrochemicals7 transcend their impact on th e environment, as many producers in developing countries are experiencing short- and long- term health effects Enumerators were well trained to administer a well-structured questionnaire through face-to-face interviews. The large-scale use of agrochemicals has raised environmental and human health concerns. 3, no. In measuring the levels of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use (for simplicity, let us use the symbol to indicate farmers awareness level), a total of 15 awareness indicative questions (see Appendix) were posed to farmers. Effects on soil: 0 Prescription Drug Use and Misuse in the United States: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health . However, the indiscriminate use, rather the misuse of this sort of chemical inputs, has led to many problems in our ecosystem. Many farmers do not have adequate knowledge and information on the health hazards associated with handling and use of pesticides [6]. 0000001181 00000 n The agrochemicals and their effects are described below: 1. Meanwhile, unconventional inputs such as level of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use can affect the quantity and quality of maize produced. Awareness of health implications of agrochemical use significantly increases maize output. 70, no. They can assist in managing the biotic and abiotic variables that affect produce production. Education helps farmers to understand the regulations guiding the use of chemicals in the farms thereby exposing them to the dangers of inappropriate use of the chemicals. The face-to-face interviews were used due to its appropriateness in clarifying questions in the questionnaires. Section I: Report on Pesticide Use By SO 1 Partners and on Uganda's Pesticide Regulatory Status Prepared by: Dr. George A. Schaefers, Dr. Robert C. Hedlund, and Dr. Samuel Kyamanywa Prepared for: U.S. Agency for International Development/Uganda April 1999 Environmental Policy and Institutional Strengthening Indefinite Quantity Contract (EPIQ) Herbicides are essential in integrated weed management systems. The ability to apply the right quantity is dependent on awareness of the health implications and the physiological effect on crop output and the quality of the produce. G. Owusu-Boateng and K. K. Amuzu, A survey of some critical issues in vegetable crops farming along river oyansia in opeibea and dzorwulu, Accra-Ghana, Global Advanced Research Journal of Physical and Applied Sciences, vol. A maize farmer would want to be more aware of health implications of agrochemical use if the utility he derives from being more aware is greater than the utility of being less aware. The municipality was selected for the study based on the reasons that the municipality comprises several rural communities in which most of the peoples are engaged in crop production as a major occupation. The study revealed that 85% of respondents who cultivated cash crops such as Cocoa and Rubber heavily relied on the use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. 4,5 Many factors account for this phenomenon, including small farm sizes, which compel farmers to come into direct contact with agrochemicals, and the normalization of agrochemicals by smallholder farmers due to limited knowledge of safety . Chi-squared tests of the equality of the two cutoff points are rejected at values of 0.00 or less. Despite the reduced use of agrochemicals, unsafe chemical use practices are high among farmers in Africa. However, problems could arise through the indiscriminate use and in 1962 these were highlighted by Rachel Carson in her book Silent Spring 13. Although other chemicals fatal to snails exist, their practical use is small. Additionally, the Chinese from about 3200 years ago used mercury and arsenic compounds to control the body lice.[4]. Since their introduction in Africa by colonial masters, the use of these chemicals is constantly growing. Farmers are highly motivated to using these strategies due to the emphasis placed by most agricultural development policies in Ghana which suggest the use of external inputs such as machinery and agrochemicals as the panacea to increasing food productivity. Household size was significant at 5% and positively related to output. Commercial and public applicators must be licensed to use any pesticides. For example, 70% of herbicide used during the 1980s in Japan was applied to rice (Ishibashi et al. Exposure. agrochemical lixiviates, and all the nutrient leaching from agricultural land is causing the eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems. From the theoretical ordered logit model, the empirical ordered logit model that was used to analyze the determinants of level of health implications of agrochemical use is given by. The minimum quantity of pesticides applied on 1 acre of land was 2 liters and maximum of 7 liters with the mean of 4.8 liters. Plant Growth Regulators are a type of chemical. The abuse of agrochemical products poses serious problems to the environment, the farmer, and the general food consumer. 14, pp. This is a system that incorporates preventive cultural, mechanical, physical, biological and chemical controls. The value of F-test is 0.00 implying that the model is statistically significant at 1% and hence the coefficients of the independent variables are not jointly equal to zero. Agrochemical use has been increasing in both developing and the developed nations. In the bid to control maize pests such as stem borers, armyworms, silkworm, and weevils, weeds, and maize diseases such as downy mildew, maize rust, leaf blight, and leaf spot, for improvement in productivity, maize farmers have over the years resorted to the use of agrochemicals. M. M. Mattah, P. A. D. Mattah, and G. Futagbi, Pesticide application among farmers in the catchment of ashaiman irrigation scheme of Ghana: health implications, Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. This breakthrough was anchored on science and technology. This is because farmers who own radio and television receive information on safety use of agrochemicals. 575582, 2003. Moreover, our results reveal that compared with small-scale farmers, crop insurance has a stronger effect on large-scale farmers' use of agrochemicals. The active ingredients are typically viscous and have a high solid content. 2004). 0000007075 00000 n The awareness levels were ordered on a scale of 1 (049% score), 2 (5069% score), and 3 (above 70% score) indicating a low, medium, and high level of awareness which is also a measure of the intensity of awareness. Wimalawansa, MD, PhD, MBA, DSc. Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, soil conditioners, algaecides, and other agrochemicals are examples. Other precautionary measures like avoiding of eating, drinking, and smoking during agrochemical application is still not adhered to by farmers. The University of Manchester's research has real-world impact beyond academia. Syngenta was the Chinese owned worldwide leader in agrochemical sales in 2013 at approximately US$10.9billion, followed by Bayer CropScience, BASF, Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto, and then DuPont with about $3.6billion. 0000003560 00000 n The awareness level was significantly explained by education, the number of children in school, ownership of TV/radio, experience in agrochemicals use, and farm size. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Carboxin, oxycarboxin antibiotics like Aureofungin, organic mercurials, lime sulphur, dodine, and other antifungal agents eliminate harmful fungus from an infection court. Significant penalties can result from misuse, including improper storage resulting in spillage. It is also consistent with Omari [4] findings that farmers have a low level of awareness of the hazards associated with the use of agrochemicals. Out of 154 respondents, 13% of the responded indicated that they wash the spraying machine in water bodies like rivers and streams. The finding is consistent with Ajah and Nmadu [24], who found that an increase in household size leads to an increase in maize output. The empirical results from the study indicate that most of the farmers (66.2%) do not read the labels on the containers/packages of agrochemicals, while 33.8% read the labels before use (see Table 4). c) Agrochemicals increase the nitrate content in the soil. M. Glover-Amengor and F. M. Tetteh, Effect of pesticide application rate on yield of vegetables and soil microbial communities, West African Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. [6] Throughout the 1970s through 1980s, pesticide research continued into producing more selective agrochemicals. The general public, health care providers and hospitals all can help ensure correct use of the drugs. 90, no. The state still has one of the most thorough licensing and enforcement programs, surpassing even federal guidelines. Others simply indicate the product should not be used when weather conditions favor drift. It is a confirmation of a research conducted by Gaber and Abdel-Latif [23] which opined that farmers who received school education had more knowledge about the negative effects of pesticides on health. 286292, 2012. This is because maize is very important for improving food security and poverty reduction as it is the staple food for most Ghanaians. Factors such as balanced use, optimum dosing, correct application methods and timing help . Also, health implications of agrochemical use should be incorporated into our education curriculum. Thus, the implementation of the act is not followed of late, hence the urgent need to review the safety precautions in pesticides use [11]. Extension visit was not statistically significant and this could be that agricultural extension agents do not advise farmers on safety use of agrochemicals. For more information, call the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Environmental Programs at 1-800-641-3934 (voice and TDD) or 217-785-2427. Request Farmers Meeting Herbicides and insecticides are the two dominant categories. [5], the use of pesticides by farmers to control weeds, increase agricultural productivity, and preserve agricultural produce has reached a crescendo thereby calling for urgent attention. This is an open access article distributed under the, http://ejurasekyedumase.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/. A cost-benefit analysis conducted with a separate group of 26 plantain farmers identified several national markets and one export market for plantain production in the Indigenous Territories. Privacy Policy The variable was significant at 10% and the coefficient was positive which affirmed a prior expectation. 2, pp. The result shows that an increase in the quantity of pesticides by one liter leads to an increase in maize output by 221kg (2.21 bags) holding other factors constant. 2, no. About Us 0000000796 00000 n The unsafe handling and use of agrochemicals can lead to accumulation of hazardous chemicals in the body, causing adverse effects on health. Even if a violation of the Illinois Pesticide Act cannot be substantiated, both the complainant and the alleged violator will be notified in writing of the complaint's status. The study recognizes that education is important for improving farmers awareness regarding health implications of agrochemicals use. startxref 2, pp. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 154 maize farmers from the four communities and used for the study. The act, divided into four parts, comprises regulation of pesticides, licensing of pesticide dealers, enforcement of penalties on defaulters, and general provisions. Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most urgent health problems. 86, no. %PDF-1.4 % According to Lichtenberg and Zilberman [17], the use of pesticides is considered protective inputs but not productive inputs. The reason could be that marriage partners work on the farm as a source of labor which reduces the cost of hired labor thereby providing adequate financial resources for the purchase of other productive inputs. 0000006308 00000 n The use of pesticides prevents pest attack and control of weeds which consequently increases output. An ordered logit compliment with multivariate linear regression model was used to identify the drivers of farmers awareness level of health implications of agrochemical use. [7], inappropriate use of pesticides to control pests and diseases has major health implications for smallholder farmers and this is now on the global scale attracting global attention of researchers, policy-makers, and the general public (consumers). Other studies have also found a . Its a fungicide that kills or suppresses the fungus thats causing the problem, preventing animal disease and agricultural loss. mN x}TcyEyS!y DthKdSFa@f_2F"ZCd?/]t tkSuZ>r($ytJxm)P^pfbn*vLoj(s3)mAk2^Nm4,NbI ~FK);8^MMr(qvF"JlhKh08;E"XMh9=GBJ5('0bx \4) _uxyapM6qYDh4ba^! . [5] Chemical fertilizers in the 1960s were responsible for the beginning of the "Green Revolution", where using the same surface of land using intensive irrigation and mineral fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium has greatly increased food production. This definition is valid when one is looking at the theory of consumer behavior. Interviews conducted with 75 households in 5 indigenous communities showed that over 60% of participants grew plantain with agrochemicals. Mission. Participants had attended 1053 training courses in . Questionnaires were administered to farmers cultivating vegetables, food, and cash crops under Open-field and Greenhouse managements in respective Production Specification; Organic and Inorganic productions. x-Wna6$EzoR+r~$wyP ]/yNC;U_Lo`Ju|=aXqK1VzO L_@)m>?FaGA~Z+ Q,]c}e"SEe."uyIU0Kgmh2-Z[Z`XgB./wKP)ASkB{WIYIVpm?! An agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a chemical product used in industrial agriculture. They are also returned to the store after partial use at the farm. Table 6 shows the results of the multiple linear regression model. This could be that large-scale farmers do not apply pesticides by themselves regularly and usually get this job done by hired labor. Therefore, the theoretical concept for analyzing the determinants of safety usage of agrochemical is the theory of utility maximization. Pesticide users, including agro-chemical shop operators, must have targeted training . Extension visit exposes farmers to improve production technologies and proper utilization of farm inputs. As the name suggests, the distribution of the logit model is logistic function whereas the probit model has a normal probability distribution. Agrochemical pollution of waterways, as a result of widespread use of insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, can alter the transmission of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis, according to a recent study from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), partly funded by the NIH Fogarty International Center and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Required fields are marked *. For example, manually inspecting each plant and the entire farmland for pests, insects, and weeds and then engaging in removal is not practical without specialised expertise and a large expenditure of time and effort. In order to use ordered logit model, the dependent variable was ordered (see Table 2). The mean score of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use in the study area was 58% indicating a moderate level of awareness. The study is expected to contribute significantly to information and knowledge on the factors that influence maize farmers awareness levels of health implications of agrochemical use. Disclaimer, Office: B-300 Saraswati Vihar, Pitampura, New Delhi 110034, Copyright 2021 | Geeken Chemicals India Limited | All Rights Reserved. AGROCHEMICALS AND ALTERNATIVES PROJECT- Transitioning farmers from Agrochemical reliance to safer and sustainable options. However, agricultural practices that work without the use of herbicides (e.g., organic farming . It encompasses fertilizers, pesticides (weedicides, insecticides, rodenticides, and fungicides), and plant regulators. to help appropriately redress misapplications and chemical residue on fresh food produce. The number of children in school was used as a proxy of information availability on safety use of agrochemicals to the farmer. and fertilizers. D. Horna, M. Smale, M. Al-Hassan, R. J. Falck-Zepeda, and S. E. Timpo, Insecticides use on vegetables in ghana: would GM seed benefit farmers? IFPRI Discussion Paper 007855, 2008. Keywords: effect, arable crop, farmers, agrochemical use. Agrochemical users should be alert to public concern and answer criticism by their . Weed controls are essential for maintaining good crop output. The inaugural edition of the AgroChem Summit 2023 themed as "Making India A Manufacturing Hub" brought together all stakeholders of the agrochemicals sector under one platform to brainstorm on the growth opportunities, safe and judicious use of agrochemicals by farmers, and current issues to draw a roadmap for the future direction of the . The use of pesticides in the cultivation of cash crops such as banana and plantain is increasing, in Costa Rica and worldwide. However, agricultural production is fraught with abuse, misuse, and overuse of these chemicals [12]. endstream endobj 132 0 obj<>stream Use bait stations for rodent baits that are formulated with food (e.g., peanut butter or grain bait) or place the bait where non-target wildlife cannot get to it. Additionally, 52.6% of the respondents adhere to the recommended dosage while 47.4% do not. This explanatory variable is found to be significant at 10%. Modern Agricultural Practices: A dilemma of farmer and farm workers health in cash crop zone in the Maharashtra State. HlTO0~_q;gOMl*hQj Gale Academic OneFile includes Awareness of Health Implications of Agrochemical Use: E by Franklin N. Mabe, Kwadwo Talabi, and Gi. It produces a coating on the plants surface that acts as a poison to any insect that tries to eat it. The amino acid and protein synthesis of herbs and weeds are interrupted, and they are finally killed. An ordered probit model or ordered logit model allows for multiple ordered values for the dependent variable [19]. Long-term solutions however, are dependent on the development of policies and infrastructure that support non-chemical pest management, alternatives to pesticides, and the identification of organic plantain markets. Significant penalties can result from misuse, including improper storage resulting in chemical leaks, chemical leaching, and chemical spills. S. Gaber and S. Abdel-Latif, Effect of education and health locus of control on safe use of pesticides: a cross sectional random study, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, vol. Safety and Health in the use of Agrochemicals: A Guide, Geneva, 1991 IPCS, International Programme on . This is expected to increase to more than $300billion in 2025.[8]. As a result, in many countries, the use of agrochemicals has become highly regulated and government-issued permits for purchase and use of approved agrichemicals may be required. Career, Herbicides H. Kuranchie-Mensah, S. M. Atiemo, L. M. N.-D. Palm, S. Blankson-Arthur, A. O. Tutu, and P. Fosu, Determination of organochlorine pesticide residue in sediment and water from the Densu river basin, Ghana, Chemosphere, vol. Instecticides Systemic After entering the roots, the insecticide spreads to exterior parts like as leaves, fruits, twigs, and branches. 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