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

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dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Susmita
dc.contributor.authorMeisner, Craig
dc.contributor.authorHuq, Mainul
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T20:06:54Z
dc.date.available2012-06-20T20:06:54Z
dc.date.issued2005-11
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6424894/health-effects-pesticide-perception-determinants-pesticide-use-evidence-bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3776
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8572
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3776
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBEANS
dc.subjectCHEMICAL PESTICIDES
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP PROTECTION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDUNG
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectEGGPLANT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMER PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFUNGICIDES
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectGROWING SEASON
dc.subjectHEADACHES
dc.subjectHEALTH EFFECTS
dc.subjectINHIBITION
dc.subjectINSECTICIDES
dc.subjectINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectNEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
dc.subjectORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectPEST CONTROL
dc.subjectPEST CONTROL METHODS
dc.subjectPEST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectPESTICIDE APPLICATION
dc.subjectPESTICIDE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPESTICIDE POISONING
dc.subjectPESTICIDE RESISTANCE
dc.subjectPESTICIDE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPESTICIDE USE
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPLANT PROTECTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRICE RESEARCH
dc.subjectSKIN DISEASES
dc.subjectSPRAYING
dc.subjectSUGARCANE
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTOXICITY OF PESTICIDES
dc.subjectTOXICOLOGY
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectMicrodata Set
dc.titleHealth Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladeshen
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okr.crossref.titleHealth Effects And Pesticide Perception As Determinants Of Pesticide Use : Evidence From Bangladesh
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6424894/health-effects-pesticide-perception-determinants-pesticide-use-evidence-bangladesh
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid203381468003337252
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3776
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20051118150008
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6424894
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.relation.associateddatasethttp://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/399
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicAgriculture::Pest Management
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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