Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants of Pesticide Use : Evidence from Bangladesh

In a recent survey of 820 Boro (winter rice), potato, bean, eggplant, cabbage, sugarcane, and mango farmers in Bangladesh, over 47 percent of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides. With only 4 percent of farmers formally trained in pesticide use or handling, and over 87 percent openly admitt...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Meisner, Craig, Huq, Mainul
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6424894/health-effects-pesticide-perception-determinants-pesticide-use-evidence-bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8572