An Analysis of safe use of Pesticides by Vegetable Growers of Banda district of Uttar Pradesh
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2021-10-23
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Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda-210001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
Pesticide poisoning has become a rising concern around the world. Farmers'
susceptibility to pesticide poisoning is increasing due to a lack of understanding about safe
and proper pesticide usage. The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge,
Exposure, Pesticides of vegetable farmers about safe use of pesticides in the Banda district
of Uttar Pradesh. The research was framed with Ex-post facto design. The study was carried
out in 6 villages randomly selected from two blocks of Banda district where vegetable was
the major crop. A sample of 90 vegetable growers was randomly selected from selected
villages. A semi structured interview schedule was administrated for data collection
through personal interview method. Further, the data was analyzed by using appropriate
statistical methods. It was observed that the majority of vegetable growers were male,
middle aged, possessed medium level of education and having nuclear and large family.
Majority of respondents had kaccha house, marginal land holdings and farming as a sole
profession. The average annual income of majority of vegetable growers was recorded upto
Rs. 50,000/-. The study reveals that the social participation of vegetable growers very low,
while extension contact was found on an average level. Majority of vegetable growers
exhibited medium level of mass media exposures. Research findings show that the majority
of vegetable farmers in Banda district having medium level of knowledge about use of
pesticides in vegetable cultivation have (73.33%) vegetable growers, followed by low-level
knowledge (14.44%) vegetable growers and high-level knowledge (12.22%) vegetable
growers. In this study find out about pesticides exposure major routes was nose, pesticides
residual was found in plants, pesticides stored in the house, pesticides exposure symptoms
mainly skin irritation, headache, container disposed in the soil through burying and through
burning container. In the sense of practices about safe use of pesticides respondents fined
secure with application and calibration of equipments about insect & pest control have
medium practices, respondents plant protection practices use safely, majority of
respondents use medium level of PPE kit at the time of application of pesticides. Age,
education, mass media and farming experience in vegetable cultivation had positive and
highly significant correlation with knowledge and practices and negatively significant with
exposure of safe use of pesticide of vegetable growers while, Landholding, social
participation and extension contact had positive and highly significant correlation with
knowledge and practices and negatively non-significant with exposure of safe use of
pesticide of vegetable growers. Appropriate safety precautions must be taken to avoid
pesticide-related harm. Due to the low level of literacy in the area, farmers rely on local
input dealers and neighbouring farmers for advice, as they are unaware of potential risks.
Variables such as education level, land holding, annual income, extension contact and
social participation reflected a substantial impact on farmers' pesticide safety
understanding.
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Deepak Kumar Pathak. An Analysis of safe use of Pesticides by Vegetable Growers of Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. M.Sc. Thesis. 93p.