Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh

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 admitt...

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Main Authors:	Dasgupta, Susmita, Meisner, Craig, Huq, Mainul
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE BEANS CHEMICAL PESTICIDES CROP CROP PROTECTION CROPS DUNG ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEMS EGGPLANT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EQUIPMENT EXTENSION SERVICES FAO FARM FARMER FARMER PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH FARMERS FARMING FARMS FISHERIES FUNGICIDES GREEN REVOLUTION GROWING SEASON HEADACHES HEALTH EFFECTS INHIBITION INSECTICIDES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERVENTION NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS NUTRITION NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS PADDY PEST CONTROL PEST CONTROL METHODS PEST MANAGEMENT PESTICIDE PESTICIDE APPLICATION PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT PESTICIDE POISONING PESTICIDE RESISTANCE PESTICIDE SUBSIDIES PESTICIDE USE PESTICIDES PESTS PLANT PROTECTION POLLUTION PRODUCE PUBLIC HEALTH RICE RICE PRODUCTION RICE RESEARCH SKIN DISEASES SPRAYING SUGARCANE TEA TOXICITY OF PESTICIDES TOXICOLOGY UNEP VEGETABLES WORKERS Microdata Set
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6424894/health-effects-pesticide-perception-determinants-pesticide-use-evidence-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8572

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spelling	okr-10986-85722021-04-23T14:02:43Z Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh Dasgupta, Susmita Meisner, Craig Huq, Mainul AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE BEANS CHEMICAL PESTICIDES CROP CROP PROTECTION CROPS DUNG ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEMS EGGPLANT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EQUIPMENT EXTENSION SERVICES FAO FARM FARMER FARMER PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH FARMERS FARMING FARMS FISHERIES FUNGICIDES GREEN REVOLUTION GROWING SEASON HEADACHES HEALTH EFFECTS INHIBITION INSECTICIDES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERVENTION NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS NUTRITION NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS PADDY PEST CONTROL PEST CONTROL METHODS PEST MANAGEMENT PESTICIDE PESTICIDE APPLICATION PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT PESTICIDE POISONING PESTICIDE RESISTANCE PESTICIDE SUBSIDIES PESTICIDE USE PESTICIDES PESTS PLANT PROTECTION POLLUTION PRODUCE PUBLIC HEALTH RICE RICE PRODUCTION RICE RESEARCH SKIN DISEASES SPRAYING SUGARCANE TEA TOXICITY OF PESTICIDES TOXICOLOGY UNEP VEGETABLES WORKERS Microdata Set 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. To model pesticide overuse, the authors used a 3-equation, trivariate probit framework, with health effects and misperception of pesticide risk as endogenous dummy variables. Health effects (the first equation) were found to be strictly a function of the amount of pesticides used in production, while misperception of pesticide risk (the second equation) was determined by health impairments from pesticides and the toxicity of chemicals used. Pesticide overuse (the third equation) was significantly determined by variation in income, farm ownership, the toxicity of chemicals used, crop composition, and geographical location. The results highlight the necessity for policymakers to design effective and targeted outreach programs that deal specifically with pesticide risk, safe handling, and averting behavior. Ideally, the approach would be participatory in nature to address key informational gaps, as well as increasing a farmers' awareness retention. The results also point to specific crops and locations experiencing a higher prevalence of overuse-bean and eggplant in general-and overall production in the districts of Chapainawabganj, Chittagong, Comilla, Jessore, Narshingdi, Rajshahi, and Rangpur. Focusing efforts in these crop and geographical areas may have the most measurable effects on pesticide overuse. 2012-06-20T20:06:54Z 2012-06-20T20:06:54Z 2005-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6424894/health-effects-pesticide-perception-determinants-pesticide-use-evidence-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8572 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3776 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh
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description	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. To model pesticide overuse, the authors used a 3-equation, trivariate probit framework, with health effects and misperception of pesticide risk as endogenous dummy variables. Health effects (the first equation) were found to be strictly a function of the amount of pesticides used in production, while misperception of pesticide risk (the second equation) was determined by health impairments from pesticides and the toxicity of chemicals used. Pesticide overuse (the third equation) was significantly determined by variation in income, farm ownership, the toxicity of chemicals used, crop composition, and geographical location. The results highlight the necessity for policymakers to design effective and targeted outreach programs that deal specifically with pesticide risk, safe handling, and averting behavior. Ideally, the approach would be participatory in nature to address key informational gaps, as well as increasing a farmers' awareness retention. The results also point to specific crops and locations experiencing a higher prevalence of overuse-bean and eggplant in general-and overall production in the districts of Chapainawabganj, Chittagong, Comilla, Jessore, Narshingdi, Rajshahi, and Rangpur. Focusing efforts in these crop and geographical areas may have the most measurable effects on pesticide overuse.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Dasgupta, Susmita Meisner, Craig Huq, Mainul
author_facet	Dasgupta, Susmita Meisner, Craig Huq, Mainul
author_sort	Dasgupta, Susmita
title	Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh
title_short	Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh
title_full	Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh
title_sort	health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use : evidence from bangladesh
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6424894/health-effects-pesticide-perception-determinants-pesticide-use-evidence-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8572
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Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh

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