Safe and sustainable crop protection in Southeast Asia: status, challenges and policy options

P Schreinemachers, V Afari-Sefa, CH Heng… - … Science & Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to identify challenges as well as entry points for governments in Southeast
Asia and elsewhere to reduce the risk from agricultural pesticides by comparing levels of …

Agricultural pesticide management in Thailand: status and population health risk

P Panuwet, W Siriwong, T Prapamontol… - Environmental science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
As an agricultural country and one of the world's major food exporters, Thailand relies
heavily on the use of pesticides to protect crops and increase yields. During the past …

Application, monitoring and adverse effects in pesticide use: The importance of reinforcement of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)

WH Leong, SY Teh, MM Hossain, T Nadarajaw… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review intends to integrate the relevant information that is related to pesticide
applications in food commodities and will cover three main sections. The first section …

Important role of the government in reducing pesticide use and risk sustainably in Thailand: current situation and recommendations

R Sapbamrer, A Kitro, J Panumasvivat… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is an important aspect of Thailand's GDP and development. It ranks as the 8th
largest exporter in the world, however, pesticide use associated with the agriculture is …

The role of synthetic pesticides in the intensification of highland agriculture in Thailand

P Schreinemachers, S Sringarm, A Sirijinda - Crop protection, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to quantify the relationship between synthetic pesticide use and
agricultural intensification in the northern highlands of Thailand. We surveyed the crop …

Current pesticide practices and environmental issues in Vietnam: management challenges for sustainable use of pesticides for tropical crops in (South-East) Asia to …

PT Thuy, S Van Geluwe, VA Nguyen… - Journal of Material …, 2012 - Springer
Pesticides are widely used in modern agriculture to minimize financial losses and maintain
food supplies. In southeast Asia, where agriculture is the principal economic activity …

Pesticide use in Vietnamese vegetable production: a 10-year study

PV Hoi, APJ Mol, P Oosterveer… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Vietnam has had varying success over the past decade with its pesticides policy. Some of
the most toxic pesticides have been banned from the market. But while many countries have …

Pesticides, external costs and policy options for Thai agriculture

S Praneetvatakul, P Schreinemachers… - Environmental science & …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study addresses the questions of how to estimate the external costs of agricultural
pesticide use and how to disaggregate these costs to particular chemicals and farm …

A review of the global pesticide legislation and the scale of challenge in reaching the global harmonization of food safety standards

CE Handford, CT Elliott… - Integrated environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pesticide use is important in agriculture to protect crops and improve productivity. However,
pesticides have the potential to cause adverse human health or environmental effects …

[HTML][HTML] Too much to handle? Pesticide dependence of smallholder vegetable farmers in Southeast Asia

P Schreinemachers, H Chen, TTL Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aimed to understand farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding
agricultural pest management and synthetic pesticide use in Southeast Asia. Data were …