Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali

Introduction: Pesticides are used in market gardening to meet growing consumer demand and achieve economically viable production levels. These products inevitably leave residues that could harm human health and the environment if misused. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes...

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Autores principales:	Diara Abdourahamane, Diallo Tidiane, Coulibaly Sanou Khô, Tourè Alamine Alassane dit Papa, Hami Hinde, Soulaymani Abdelmajid, Maïga Ababacar
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Publicado:	EDP Sciences 2021
Materias:	pesticides market gardeners bamako mali Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e65d0aa4990f4f3eb63683b82f80f4dc2021-12-02T17:11:26ZKnowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali2267-124210.1051/e3sconf/202131902015https://doaj.org/article/e65d0aa4990f4f3eb63683b82f80f4dc2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/95/e3sconf_vigisan_02015.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2267-1242Introduction: Pesticides are used in market gardening to meet growing consumer demand and achieve economically viable production levels. These products inevitably leave residues that could harm human health and the environment if misused. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako. Methods: This was a prospective study conducted among 120 market gardeners randomly sampled in the district of Bamako. Results: According to the results, 56.7% of market gardeners did not have a diploma and 84% said they never read the instructions for safe use. The personal protective equipment used were: masks (58%), gloves (18%), boots (8%), safety glasses (3%) and coveralls (1%). Empty pesticide packaging, in general, is discarded in the environment (35%). Headache and flu-like symptoms (fever, runny nose, tired) were the most cited symptoms after crop treatment (29% and 27%, respectively). After suspected poisoning, market gardeners took milk in 17% of cases. Conclusion: Pesticides can cause health and environmental risks. To stem this, the use of these products must be done in accordance with good agricultural practices in order to protect the health of market gardeners and ensure the protection of the environment.Diara AbdourahamaneDiallo TidianeCoulibaly Sanou KhôTourè Alamine Alassane dit PapaHami HindeSoulaymani AbdelmajidMaïga AbabacarEDP Sciencesarticlepesticidesmarket gardenersbamakomaliEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENFRE3S Web of Conferences, Vol 319, p 02015 (2021)
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spellingShingle	pesticides market gardeners bamako mali Environmental sciences GE1-350 Diara Abdourahamane Diallo Tidiane Coulibaly Sanou Khô Tourè Alamine Alassane dit Papa Hami Hinde Soulaymani Abdelmajid Maïga Ababacar Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali
description	Introduction: Pesticides are used in market gardening to meet growing consumer demand and achieve economically viable production levels. These products inevitably leave residues that could harm human health and the environment if misused. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako. Methods: This was a prospective study conducted among 120 market gardeners randomly sampled in the district of Bamako. Results: According to the results, 56.7% of market gardeners did not have a diploma and 84% said they never read the instructions for safe use. The personal protective equipment used were: masks (58%), gloves (18%), boots (8%), safety glasses (3%) and coveralls (1%). Empty pesticide packaging, in general, is discarded in the environment (35%). Headache and flu-like symptoms (fever, runny nose, tired) were the most cited symptoms after crop treatment (29% and 27%, respectively). After suspected poisoning, market gardeners took milk in 17% of cases. Conclusion: Pesticides can cause health and environmental risks. To stem this, the use of these products must be done in accordance with good agricultural practices in order to protect the health of market gardeners and ensure the protection of the environment.
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author	Diara Abdourahamane Diallo Tidiane Coulibaly Sanou Khô Tourè Alamine Alassane dit Papa Hami Hinde Soulaymani Abdelmajid Maïga Ababacar
author_facet	Diara Abdourahamane Diallo Tidiane Coulibaly Sanou Khô Tourè Alamine Alassane dit Papa Hami Hinde Soulaymani Abdelmajid Maïga Ababacar
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title	Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali
title_short	Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali
title_full	Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali
title_sort	knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in bamako, mali
publisher	EDP Sciences
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e65d0aa4990f4f3eb63683b82f80f4dc
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of market gardeners toward pesticide use in Bamako, Mali

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