Safe and sustainable crop protection in Southeast Asia: Status, challenges and policy options
This study aims to identify challenges as well as entry points for
governments in Southeast Asia and elsewhere to reduce the risk from
agricultural pesticides by comparing levels of pesticide use, pesticide
regulation, and farm-level practices in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and
Vietnam. We identified three main challenges to pesticide risk
reduction: (a) the rapid expansion of pesticide trade-in terms of total
volume, number of products and number of selling points, combined with a
weak regulatory and enforcement capacity; (b) a high level of
satisfaction among farmers with pesticides combined with low levels of
risk awareness, lack of technical know-how about integrated pest
management (IPM), and general unavailability of biocontrol agents; and
(c) no regular monitoring of pesticide risk, which makes it difficult
for legislators, regulators, farmers and consumers to make rational
decisions. The study highlights several examples countries can emulate,
including the introduction of a pesticide tax in Vietnam, the pesticide
registration system in Thailand, regular training of pesticide retailers
in Thailand and Vietnam, and product certification.
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| Safe and sustainable crop protection in Southeast Asia: Status, challenges and policy options | |
| Authors: | Schreinemachers, Pepijn Sefa, Victor Afari Heng, Chhun Hy Pham, Thi My Dung Praneetvataku, Suwanna Srinivasan, Ramasamy |
| Keywords: | agricultural worker Pesticide policy Integrated pest management Developing countries |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
| Citation: | Scopus |
| Abstract: | This study aims to identify challenges as well as entry points for governments in Southeast Asia and elsewhere to reduce the risk from agricultural pesticides by comparing levels of pesticide use, pesticide regulation, and farm-level practices in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. We identified three main challenges to pesticide risk reduction: (a) the rapid expansion of pesticide trade-in terms of total volume, number of products and number of selling points, combined with a weak regulatory and enforcement capacity; (b) a high level of satisfaction among farmers with pesticides combined with low levels of risk awareness, lack of technical know-how about integrated pest management (IPM), and general unavailability of biocontrol agents; and (c) no regular monitoring of pesticide risk, which makes it difficult for legislators, regulators, farmers and consumers to make rational decisions. The study highlights several examples countries can emulate, including the introduction of a pesticide tax in Vietnam, the pesticide registration system in Thailand, regular training of pesticide retailers in Thailand and Vietnam, and product certification. |
| Description: | Environmental Science and Policy, Volume 54, December 01, 2015, Pages 357-366 |
| URI: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/30351 |
| ISSN: | 14629011 |
| Appears in Collections: | Bài báo của ĐHQGHN trong Scopus |
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