Compliance with pesticides' use regulations and guidelines among vegetable farmers: Evidence from the field

UNSTRUCTURED DattaMeghe Institute of Medical Sciences has been declared as Deemed to be University [DMIMS (DU)] under section 3 of UGC Act, 1996 in the year 2005. The University examinations are conducted as per the rules, regulations and guidelines issued by the various Apical councils of India from time to time. The first University exam was conducted in the year 2006. DMIMS (DU) has initiated various reforms by its own in assessment and evaluation process based on needs. For any system to thrive, it needs to be constantly upgraded and critically evaluated. Therefore, a study is undertaken with this in mind and thereby aimed at evaluation and validation of the assessment and evaluation reforms formulated and implemented at DMIMS (DU) since its inception (year 2006).Need analysis for the assessment and evaluation reforms will be carried out on the basis of feedbacks and reports received from respective stakeholders (Students, Faculty and External examiners) from time to time. Outcome analysis of the Feedbacks and reports will be done subsequently after the implementation of the assessment and evaluation reforms. Further based on the outcome analysis, reforms will be validated into following parameters: Objectivity, Responsiveness, User friendliness, Residual component (not covered in above 3 parameters)and a satisfactory index will be derived. If satisfactory index for reform is 100%, it will be concluded that reforms are well received and good to excellent in nature. Total 33 assessment and evaluation reforms have beenimplemented since year 2006. These reforms will be categorised into Pre-Examination (n=18), On Site Examination (n=05) and Post Examination (n=10), and in each category, they will befurther classified into academic (Total =15) and administrative (Total = 18) on the basis of their domain for the ease of structuring and implementation.All the 33 reforms will be validated on the basis of defined parameters. They will be found satisfactory.

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Technical efficiency of pesticide application on tomato, chinese cabbage and cauliflower in simpang empat sub-district Karo Regency

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20185200045 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 00045

Author(s):

Sri Fajar Ayu ◽

Destanul Aulia

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Chinese Cabbage ◽

Quantitative Method ◽

Protective Device ◽

Test Results ◽

Pesticide Application ◽

Vegetable Farmers ◽

The Right ◽

North Sumatra ◽

Mild Toxicity

Prior research by authors on the use of pesticides and their impact on 75 vegetable farmers in Simpang Empat subdistrict, Karo district, North Sumatra showed that 60% of respondents applied pesticides in excess of the packaging instructions. Respondents were also found not to use a complete protective device. Almost 70% of respondents have mild toxicity complaints, and based on blood cholinesterase levels are also found most respondents have mild toxicity. Pesticide residue test results also found 0.728 residues of chlorpyrifos and 0.321 profenofos in vegetables produced in this area. This led to continued review by checking the technical efficiency in the use of pesticides. The method used is a quantitative method with the Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) approach to analyze technical efficiency of pesticide on each commodity. The population is the whole vegetable farmer who grew tomatoes, Chinese cabbage and cauliflower at the time of the study. The entire population is used to be a sample of 35 tomato and cauliflower farmers and 20 Chinese cabbage farmers. The results of the study indicate that the uses of pesticide as production inputs on tomato commodities, Chinese cabbage and cauliflower are not technically efficient. It is suggested to farmers to use pesticide input according to the rules, proper dosage, on target, on time, the right way so that pesticide used is technically efficient.

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Factors Influencing Farmers’ Decisions in Farm Machineries Usage: The Case of Vegetable Farmers in Quezon Province, Philippines

10.22447/jatb.7.2.202012.59 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 59-82

Author(s):

Fritz Jerald V. Principe ◽

Jeanette Angeline B. Madamba ◽

James Roldan S. Reyes ◽

Loida E. Mojica ◽

Mar B. Cruz

Keyword(s):

Vegetable Farmers ◽

Factors Influencing

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Access to Credit by Vegetable Farmers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.3923/ajar.2015.155.165 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 155-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

F.U. Agbo ◽

I.I. Iroh ◽

E.J. Ihemezie

Keyword(s):

Access To Credit ◽

Imo State ◽

Vegetable Farmers

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Introduction: National Regulations and Guidelines

Research Ethics Forum - Research Ethics in the Arab Region ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-65266-5_16 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 183-186

Author(s):

Henry Silverman ◽

Farida Lada

Keyword(s):

Regulations And Guidelines

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Influence of Pesticide on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters in Beninese Vegetable Farmers

Journal of Biology and Life Science ◽

10.5296/jbls.v9i1.12461 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 65

Author(s):

Lucie AYI-FANOU

Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Biochemical Parameters ◽

Mean Corpuscular Volume ◽

Hematological Parameters ◽

Control Group ◽

Study Group ◽

Blood Samples ◽

Vegetable Farmers ◽

Insignificant Difference ◽

Hematological And Biochemical Parameters

In several countries, a lot of researches have shown the toxicity of pesticides on farmers. Meanwhile, few of them have dealt with vegetable farmers in Benin. Therefore, this study has been carried out to assess the effects of pesticides on vegetable farmers’ health. This study is conducted on 30 vegetable farmers who used pesticides and 20 subjects as control group. Pesticides used by vegetable farmers and their risky behavior were investigated. Their blood samples were collected and some tests were performed for hematological and biochemical parameters. For the statistical analysis of the results, Student’s test was used. Our investigations revealed that vegetable farmers of Benin were exposed to different active ingredients of pesticides such as (Abamectin, Acetamiprid, Chlorpyriphos ethyl, Cyfluthrin, Cypermethrin, Emamectin benzoat, Flubendiamid, Lambdacyhalothrin, Mancozeb, Profenofos, Spinosad and Spirotétramate). The hematological parameters showed significant decrease in White blood cell (WBC), Red blood cell (RBC), Hemoglobin (HGB), Hematocrit (HTC), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Platelet (PLT) count among study group. The enzymatic activities of Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) have significantly raised between vegetable farmers and the control group, while the serum concentration in urea and creatinine showed insignificant difference in the study group. These results suggest that pesticides have adverse effects on vegetable farmers of South of Benin.

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