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Farm Level Pesticides Use in Patuakhali and Comilla Region of Bangladesh and Associated Health Risk

Md. Shariful Islam
Professor
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Md. Shah Alam
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Md. Nizam Uddin
Professor
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Abdullah Al Zabir
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Md. Shahidul Islam
Department of Post Harvest Technology, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Kazi Ariful Haque
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Shah Md. Ashraful Islam
Associate Professor
Department of Plant Pathology, Patuakhali Science and Technology University

Sheikh Abdullah Al Mamun Hossain
Professor
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A survey study was conducted among two hundred farmers from Patuakhali and Comilla district, Bangladesh to determine the farmers’ awareness about farm land pesticide application on major crops with beneficial and harmful effects, pesticide use trends in last five years (2011−2016), crop harvesting time after pesticide application, integrated pest management (IPM) with indigenous technology etc. determinants. Survey result showed that 82% of the farmers of Patuakhali cultivating local varieties of rice and used IPM with indigenous technology in addition with application of pesticides for pest management. Though these farmers did not use any pesticide in 2011 except carbofuran but in 2016, they are used various kinds of organocarbamate and organophosphate pesticides for controlling pest. On the other hand, farmers from Comilla regions increased their pesticide application three times during the last five years and used only piercing as an indigenous method for pest management. Pesticide application intensity (3/4/more times in a cropping season) higher in Comilla region compared to that of Patuakhali region. Vegetables harvesting time within 24 or 48 hrs after application of pesticides will be alarming for consumers due to toxicity development of pesticide residue. Application of pesticides more than the recommendation limits increasing the environmental, animal and human health risk at the studied area. It is concluded that effective implementation of government policy, continuous monitoring, increasing IPM practices, expansion of indigenous technologies and as a whole growing farmers’ awareness about the pesticide use are suggested for sustainable and quality crop production and healthy consumption.

Keywords: Crops, Environment, Farmer, Health, Pesticide

Location: Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Risk Management in Agriculture

Commodity: Pesticide

Objectives:

To survey the different determinants of pesticides use for major crop production at the farm−level during December, 2015 to July, 2016 with their associated human and environmental health risk.

Methodology:

Data was collected from the selected farmers of two district of Bangladesh namely Patuakhali and Comilla. Three upazila (sub-district) were selected from each district and three unions (sub-upazila) were selected from each upazila for data collection. The total number of farmers was two hundreds. A multistage sampling technique with mixture of purposive and stratified random sampling methods was employed. The farmers were selected using stratified random sampling methods from the villages of the selected unions with four standard based on crop cultivation experiences and farm size. These are: Low experiences (1−5 years), medium experiences (5−10 years), high experiences (10−15 years) and very high experiences (?15 years). A questionnaire was prepared for collecting data by using face to face interview system about major crop cultivation, experiences about crop production, major diseases and pest infestation with their management practices, pesticide application intensity and doses, crop harvesting time after last pesticide application, pesticide use trends in last five years (2011 and 2016), farmer’s perception for pesticide application with their associated human and environmental health risk etc. determinants. The qualitative data then converted to quantitative with percentage.

Source of Information: Journal of Health and Environmental Research, Volume: 2, Number: 4, Pages: 20-26, ISSN: 2472-3584 (Print); ISSN: 2472-3592 (Online)

Article Link (Online Journal): doi: 10.11648/j.jher.20160204.11

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Achievement/Findings:

Pesticide used increased twice or thrice time in the last five years which are much higher than the recommended limits indicated that environmental and human health are at risk. There are many newly developed pesticides used by farmers in 2016 at high doses might be due to resistance grown in pest at lower doses. Intensive monitoring and training program for farmers’ should be taken by government and NGOs stakeholders for pesticide application doses, precautionary measures taken during pesticide application, harvesting after pesticide application, and expansion of IPM technology for quality food consumption for healthy nation.

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