M. P. Ali|M. M. M. Kabir|Sheikh Shamiul Haque|Xinghu Qin|Nasrin Sultana|Douglas A. Landis|Björn Holmquist|Nur Ahmed
Farmer's behavior in pesticide use: Insights study from smallholder and intensive agricultural farms in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute|Bangladesh Rice Research Institute|Bangladesh Rice Research Institute|University of St Andrews|Lund University|Michigan State University|Lund University|Lund University|Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
since independence years pesticides become dominant feature bangladesh agriculture protect farmers health environment improve sustainability chemical pest control quantitative understanding farmers behavior pesticide use critical however study levels knowledge awareness farmers practices pesticide use often limited conducted broad analysis effects knowledge awareness farmers well influence different associated stakeholders pesticide retailers government farmers behavior pesticide use detailed survey 917 agricultural households different regions bangladesh within eight protective behaviors pbs ppes largely influenced crops growers regions never discarding empty pesticide containers field never applying pesticides prescribed dae instruction manual selecting new types pesticides recommended dae purchasing low toxicity pesticides adopted practices farmers southeast region adopting pb wearing mask gloves long sleeved clothes spraying farmers south trusted recommendations pesticides village leaders neighbors majority vegetables growers well informed pesticides harmful quality agricultural products environment human health rice mixed crops growers generally pbs positively affected perception consequences farmers behavior knowledge pesticide use negatively influenced action governments trust retailers important recognize differences exist among different crops growers locations attempt needs bridge gap among crop growers locations different stakeholder government agencies retailers develop policy