Pesticides exposure and the use of personal protective equipment by cocoa farmers in Ghana

ED Okoffo, M Mensah, BY Fosu-Mensah - Environmental Systems …, 2016 - Springer
Background The hazards of pesticide exposure have been a growing concern globally. The
increase of susceptibility of farmers to pesticide intoxication is due to lack of knowledge …

Pesticides related knowledge, attitude and safety practices among small-scale vegetable farmers in lagoon wetlands, Lagos, Nigeria

AA Adesuyi, NK Longinus, AM Olatunde… - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2018 - jaeid.it
The unsafe and indiscriminate use of pesticides in wetlands for agriculture represents a
major hazard to the environment and human health globally. The hazard of pesticide …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluating the perception of farmers towards pesticides and the health effect of pesticides: A cross-sectional study in the oil palm plantations of Papar, Malaysia

SKB Sulaiman, Y Ibrahim, MS Jeffree - Interdisciplinary toxicology, 2019 - sciendo.com
Agriculture is an important occupation in Malaysia that generates a major portion of the
national revenue. Similar to the rest of the world, pesticides are used to boost agricultural …

Fuel management system

AAI Ahmed, SAE Mohammed… - … Control, Computing and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Monitoring Systems are necessary to track and understand the changes that take place in
environments. Remote monitoring and data collection systems are useful and effective tools …

Agrochemical Health Risks Exposure and Its Determinants: Empirical Evidence among Cassava Farmers in Nigeria

TS Olowogbon, RO Babatunde, E Asiedu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Over the years there has been a change in the dimensions of agricultural
health risk exposure among crop farmers in Nigeria due to innovation adoption. This study …

Pesticides Use and Pesticides Residues in Drinking Water, Soil and Cocoa Beans in the Dormaa West District of Ghana

ED Okoffo - 2015 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Pesticide residue levels in drinking water, soils and cocoa beans were assessed in four
cocoa growing communities in the Dormaa West District of Ghana to assess the levels of …

[PDF][PDF] Performance of Eleusine indica to abiotic stress occasioned by pollution of the pesticide 2, 2-dichlorovinyl dimethylsulphate

B Ikhajiagbe, GO Anoliefo, OI Idiagi… - FUW Trends in …, 2016 - researchgate.net
The present study investigated growth performance of Eleusine indica to abiotic stress
occasioned by pesticide pollution with a view to ascertaining its suitability for …

ANALYSIS OF SMALLHOLDER MAIZE FARMERS'PERCEPTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE VARIABILITY AND ADOPTION OF ADAPTIVE AGRARIAN STRATEGIES …

NM Martey, EK Tham-Agyekum… - Bangladesh …, 2022 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
This research investigated the perception of maize farmers on climate change variability and
adoption of agrarian strategies. The multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 400 …

[HTML][HTML] Chlorpyrifos blood level and exposure symptoms among paddy farmers in Sabak Bernam, Malaysia

R Hod - International Journal of Public Health Research, 2011 - spaj.ukm.my
Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study among paddy farmers in Sabak Bernam
district, Malaysia. The objective of this study was to gather baseline information on …

Toxicity and an Overview of the Use of Pesticides in Selected Farm Settlements in Kwara State, Nigeria

AK Amuda-Kannike - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This study investigated toxicity and an overview of the use of pesticides in selected farm
settlements in Kwara state, Nigeria. It examined farmer's knowledge on the use of pesticides …