Determination of pesticide use and perceptions of farmers in selected municipalities of Laguna, Philippines
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2022
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Pesticide use can negatively affect the farming community health. Farmer perceptions regarding pesticide efficacy and hazardousness shape their habits. Eighty-five (85) farmers aged 30 to 79, from Calauan, Majayjay, and Victoria, Laguna, were interviewed from September 2018 to June 2019. Demographics, farming habits, crop type, pesticide usage, perceptions about pesticides, and history of adverse symptoms related to pesticides were collected. Respondent-farmers were largely male (89.4%) and married (96.5%), and middle-aged and older (75.3%). They relied on their partners, children, and dayworkers or arawan to help them work their fields. Dayworkers are seasonal contractually hired fieldhands. In Calauan, farmers planted rice (64.3%), farmed the same land for over 10 years (85.7%), and relied on dayworkers (78.6%). In Majayjay, farmers planted vegetables and rice (41.4%), farmed the same land for 15-20 years (41.4%), and worked with dayworkers (40.7%). In Victoria, farmers planted rice (92.3%), farmed the same field for over 30 years (76.9%) and relied on their families and dayworkers to manage their fields (46.2%). Ninety-six percent (96.4%) of farmer-respondents from Laguna sprayed their fields with pesticides. The rice black bug, Scotinophara sorsogonensis, and rice ear bug, Leptocorisa oratoria were the most reported pests in all three municipalities, Calauan (46.3%; 41.5%), Majayjay (65.5%; 62%) and Victoria (92.3%; 38.5). Respondents from Calauan used 19 pesticides, of which Brodan was most frequently reported (53.8%). Farmer-respondents said effectivity was the most important reason to use a pesticide (66.7%). They learned about pesticides from other farmers and the Municipal Agriculture Office technicians. However, farmer-respondents from Calauan relied mostly on self-study to learn how to use pesticides. Nearly 60% of farmer-respondents from Calauan attended seminars hosted by the MAO for safe usage (87.5%) and disposal (81.8%) of pesticides. Farmer-respondents from Majayjay used 28 pesticide brands, the most popular being Supermethrin and Laban (55.2%). They said effectivity is the most important for selecting a pesticide (63.6%). Private pesticide company agents were the way most farmer-respondents learned about (44.8%) and how to use (48.3%) pesticides. Farmer-respondents from Majayjay attended seminars hosted by the MAO about safe usage (71.4%) and disposal (75%) of pesticides. In Victoria, Laguna, farmer-respondents listed six pesticides. The most frequently used pesticide was Karate (46.2%). Farmer-respondents chose pesticides based on how they affected specific pests infesting their fields. They mostly learned about pesticides from pesticide company agents and other farmers (23.1%) and also learned to use these pesticides from other farmers (30.8%). Less than 60% of
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| Authors | Swann, Priscilla Hope |
| Journal | Malay Journal |
| Year | 2022 |
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