| Document ID (ISN) | 78409 |
| CIS number |
02-834 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Ngowi A.V.F., Maeda D.N., Wesseling C., Partanen T.J., Sanga M.P., Mbise G. |
| Title |
Pesticide-handling practices in agriculture in Tanzania: Observational data from 27 coffee and cotton farms |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct.-Dec. 2001, Vol.7, No.4, p.326-332. Illus. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
The practices of pesticide handling in agriculture were surveyed in 1991-1993 in Tanzania. The study involved 23 coffee farms with 246 persons exposed to hazardous practices, and four cotton farms with 45 exposed. A greater variety of pesticide formulations were used for coffee than for cotton, and by individual rather than cooperative farms. Coffee farms more often had unlabelled pesticide containers and missing mixing instructions. Cotton pesticides were found to be stored in bedrooms, near food and near open fires. Hazardous practices were more pronounced on individual than cooperative farms, with significant differences in pesticide storage areas, as well as in the use of unlabelled and non-original containers. The study demonstrated the need to train farmers in pesticide safety, strengthen advisory and regulatory services, and extend protection to farm workers' families. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cotton farming; Tanzania, United Republic of; agriculture; unsafe practices; pesticides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety and health training; long-term study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Costa Rica; Finland; Tanzania, United Republic of |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Agricultural chemicals
|
