Farmers' behaviour in pesticide use: A key concept for improving environmental safety

CA Damalas, SD Koutroubas - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemical pesticides are an integral part of modern agriculture that may have serious side
effects on human health and the environment. Assessing contribution of pesticides to …

Modeling farmers' intention to use pesticides: An expanded version of the theory of planned behavior

A Bagheri, A Bondori, MS Allahyari… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have been carried out on pesticide handling practices in agriculture, but
drivers of farmers' intentions to use pesticides are not well documented. The main purpose …

[HTML][HTML] Riesgos laborales en trabajadores latinoamericanos del sector agrícola: Una revisión sistemática

JM Matabanchoy-Salazar, F Díaz-Bambula - Universidad y Salud, 2021 - scielo.org.co
Introducción: Lineamientos establecidos por la Organización Internacional del Trabajo
(OIT), buscan promover alianzas intersectoriales en relación a la salud y seguridad en el …

Farmers' behavior towards safe pesticide handling: An analysis with the theory of planned behavior

A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas - Science of the total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Inappropriate handling of pesticides in agriculture poses a major risk to the environment and
human health, but factors affecting farmers' behavior are diverse and often unclear. The …

Factors affecting pesticide safety behaviour: The perceptions of Nepalese farmers and retailers

G Bhandari, K Atreya, X Yang, L Fan… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate use of pesticides in vegetable farming is an emerging problem resulting in
increasing health and environmental risks in develo** countries including Nepal. As there …

Farmers' intention to reduce pesticide use: The role of perceived risk of loss in the model of the planned behavior theory

CA Damalas - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Numerous studies have examined how farmers are involved and behave in the use of
pesticides, but what drives farmers' intention to diminish pesticide applications is mostly …

Why don't smallholder farmers in Kenya use more biopesticides?

KL Constantine, MK Kansiime… - Pest management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Although Kenya has a relatively high number of registered biopesticide
products, little is known about biopesticide use by smallholders. This paper documents …

[PDF][PDF] Farmers' knowledge and practice regarding good agricultural practices (GAP) on safe pesticide usage in Indonesia

YA Dewi, A Yulianti, VW Hanifah, E Jamal, M Sarwani… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Synthetic pesticides are widely applied for pest and disease control in Indonesia. However,
a lack of knowledge and use of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for safe pesticide usage …

Determinants of rice farmers' intention to use pesticides in eastern India: Application of an extended version of the planned behavior theory

B Gowda, R Sendhil, T Adak, S Raghu, N Patil… - Sustainable Production …, 2021 - Elsevier
Farmers' health and the environment are prime priorities for any agrarian economy. In India,
almost 90% of the pesticides are used in rice, cotton, and vegetables. Nevertheless, factors …

Farmers' knowledge on pesticide safety and pest management practices: A case study of vegetable growers in Chitwan, Nepal

JP Rijal, R Regmi, R Ghimire, KD Puri, S Gyawaly… - Agriculture, 2018 - mdpi.com
Farmers' knowledge on pesticides and their safe use are critical for implementing effective
pest management program. A household survey was conducted using the semi-structured …