Pesticide safety practice and its determinants among small scale vegetables farmers in Eyasi area, Arusha region Tanzania

Strategies to achieve the millennium agricultural development goals include increased use of pesticides to increase agricultural production in poor countries. However, the increased availability and use of such chemicals need to be paralleled with national and personal level practices to maximize sa...

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Published inEast African journal of public health Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 1038 - 1053
Main Authors Semali, Innocent A, Ngowi, Vera A, Macha, Mary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dar es Salaam 01.01.2015
Subjects
Agricultural development
Farmers
Horticulture
Pesticides
Research methodology
Rural areas
Safety
Statistical analysis
Tanzania
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Summary:Strategies to achieve the millennium agricultural development goals include increased use of pesticides to increase agricultural production in poor countries. However, the increased availability and use of such chemicals need to be paralleled with national and personal level practices to maximize safety for communities and environment. The aim of this study was to determine the pesticide safety practices among rural farmers in Karatu District in Northern Tanzania. Farmers practicing horticulture farming in Mang'ola Division were interviewed about their practices during and after pesticides application.
ISSN:0856-8960