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Agrochemical Use, Environmental and Health Hazards in Bangladesh

K. M. Atikur Rahman
Research Fellow
Dept. of Political Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sankar Chandra Debnath Islami Bank Community Hospital Manikgonj Ltd, Bangladesh
Senior Physiotherapist
Islami Bank Community Hospital Manikgonj Ltd, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The research work is an explanatory type of basic study mainly focuses the adverse impact of agrochemicals using in farmlands in Bangladesh. Presently the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has been a dangerous issue to agricultural production, soil and health. Bangladeshi poor and untrained farmers apply the agrochemicals massively for getting rapid and huge returns from their shared lands causing incurable risks for the ecosystem and human health. Policy and governance setbacks expedite the problems manifolds as both the central policy makers and field administration is concerned hardly with the problems, but they are greatly busy with showing the agricultural growth. The paper is made in qualitative approach which has been conducted by the secondary data. The data sources include academic books, journal articles, organizational records, encyclopedia; media reports, national archives, etc. Bangladesh like developing countries is induced by the indiscriminate use of agrochemicals. There are a good number of international and national laws but they are actually inactive due to the interests of economic (agricultural) growth. Hence poor governance, poverty, illiteracy, corruption and unawareness are the root causes of excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It is suggested that international and local governance process has to be efficient through establishing the policy implementation for global sustainable development.

Keywords: Indiscriminate use, Chemical fertilizers, Pesticides, Poor farmers, Environmental risks, Diseases.

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Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Non-commodity: Impact

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The study was mainly aimed to explain the adverse impacts of excessive and contaminated agrochemical use on ecology and human health in Bangladesh. Moreover, there are several numbers of specific objectives. These are: (i) To describe the current status of agrochemical use in Bangladesh. (ii) To state the effects of agrochemical use on environment and health. (iii) To show the governance setbacks to control the excessive use of agrochemicals

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This is an explanatory type of research work which has been conducted in qualitative approach. Mainly secondary sources have been used for data collection that is called content analysis. Data materials are collected through library work and online resource. The sources include academic books, journal articles, media report, organizational records, encyclopedia, workshop paper, etc. Moreover, some data have been gathered from empirical observation as all the people of Bangladesh are directly or indirectly involved in agriculture.

In this paper elaborate discussion are given on- 1. Application Status of Agrochemicals in Bangladesh; 2. Environmental Damages; 3. Health Hazards; 4. Governance Setbacks; and 5. Conclusion.

Source of Information: International Research Journal of Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Studies (IRJIMS), Volume-I, Issue VI, July 2015, Page No. 75-79 ISSN: 2394-7969 (Online), ISSN: 2394-7950 (Print)

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.irjims.com/files/K.M-Atiqur-Rahaman.pdf

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Finally it is found that over-use of chemicals in farm land has already been a serious problem in Bangladesh. Chemical fertilizers play a great role in agricultural growth; but indiscriminate application of them harms the quality of soil, water and air. As a result, ecological balance is getting lost gradually causing hazardous situation to the animal planet. Non-target organisms have been extinct day-by-day. Various kinds of complicated diseases are exposed to the human society. They include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kidney problem, eye, and skin diseases. Moreover, neurological, urinary and reproductive health is presently on great risks. To minimize these problems policy makers have to formulate new laws and regulations. Moreover, implementation of legal frameworks has to be emphasized and field level agricultural administration has to be committed and accountable so that they can control agrochemical use. Besides, it is suggested that agricultural court in each district is to be established so that they can execute the agricultural laws. Good governance in each level of agricultural administration has to be ensured.

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