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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Do Pesticide Hazards to Human Health and Beneficial Insects Cause or Result from IPM Adoption? Mixed Messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua
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| Autores: |
Labarta, Ricardo A.
Swinton, Scott M.
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| Data: |
2005-05-16
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| Ano: |
2005
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| Palavras-chave: |
Ecosystem service
Integrated pest management
Agricultural extension
Nicaragua
Farm Management
Q16
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| Resumo: |
This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua. Using farm level data from Nicaraguan bean growers, including graduates of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), other integrated pest management (IPM) outreach methods, and farmers without exposure to IPM, we found that small farmers are influenced by pesticide-related acute illness experiences when adopting IPM practices and making decisions about pesticide use. However, exposure to IPM extension programs failed to reduce the use of highly toxic pesticides and increased the number of self-reported acute illness symptoms during the most recent bean crop season. IPM training did result in growth of beneficial insect populations.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
16371
http://purl.umn.edu/19305
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
American Agricultural Economics Association>2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI
Selected Paper 136688
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| Formato: |
40
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