"As pesticide traders are important sources of information about the health impacts of pesticides, a crucial … understanding of their perception is necessary to guide further pesticide information dissemination efforts through this channel. To … this end, a 2003 survey of 110 Bangladeshi pesticide traders was conducted with questions on the pesticides in stock …

"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 admitting to using little or no protective measures while applying …

"In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in … and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the medical test results as benchmarks, the authors find that farmers' self … poisoning for farmers who avoid the most toxic pesticides and use protective items. The authors also find very large provincial …

explicit knowledge is called externalization. Farmers possess both kinds of knowledge. Scientists often pre-determine ignorance … largely because they have little interest in externalizing farmers' tacit knowledge. A new form of knowledge is generated by …

farmers' commitment to rehabilitation of field drainage systems, and their willingness to form farmer-managed Land and Water …

of farmers purchasing insurance) and financial performance. The authors provide a framework for designing a crop …