Abstract: Rice production is an important economic activity among smallholder farmers in northern Ghana serving as source of income and household food security. The production of rice is often associated with the use of pesticides to control harmful pests of rice, a practice which also poses environmental and human health risks. The study sought to investigate the factors which influence smallholder rice farmers ’ use of pesticides in rice farming in northern Ghana. Rice farmers were selected from three irrigation schemes in northern Ghana, namely the Botanga, Tono and Vea Irrigation Schemes. A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was used to identify 300 rice farmers who were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire. Th...
The use of a wide range of chemicals to destroy pests and weeds is an important aspect of agricultur...
In northern Ghana rice cultivation is believed to have a great potential in reducing poverty lev-els...
The study examine the intention and behaviour of smallholder farmers towards safe pesticides use alo...
Pesticide “cocktail” mixtures are described as global phenomenon especially among farmers despite po...
Pesticide use in modern day agriculture has increased tremendously. Pesticides are used to control p...
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
The present study examines pesticide use in producing multiple food crops (i.e., rice, yam, and cass...
In recent years, Ghanaian agriculture has witnessed a surge in the use of agrochemicals, with the li...
This study examined pesticide use practices and related health hazards in a specific region in Ghana...
Pesticides are a significant component of the modern agricultural technology that has been widely ad...
Background. Population growth has led to the need to increase global food production. Pesticides are...
The so-called Green Revolution package was introduced into Bangladesh agriculture system in mid 1960...
One of the biggest challenges faced by Sierra Leonean farmers is pest control. Birds, rodents, insec...
The efforts of Ghana at enhancing its food security through increased and sustained Agriculture prod...
This study determined the main factors responsible for the effects of pesticide use on the health of...
The use of a wide range of chemicals to destroy pests and weeds is an important aspect of agricultur...
In northern Ghana rice cultivation is believed to have a great potential in reducing poverty lev-els...
The study examine the intention and behaviour of smallholder farmers towards safe pesticides use alo...
Pesticide “cocktail” mixtures are described as global phenomenon especially among farmers despite po...
Pesticide use in modern day agriculture has increased tremendously. Pesticides are used to control p...
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
The present study examines pesticide use in producing multiple food crops (i.e., rice, yam, and cass...
In recent years, Ghanaian agriculture has witnessed a surge in the use of agrochemicals, with the li...
This study examined pesticide use practices and related health hazards in a specific region in Ghana...
Pesticides are a significant component of the modern agricultural technology that has been widely ad...
Background. Population growth has led to the need to increase global food production. Pesticides are...
The so-called Green Revolution package was introduced into Bangladesh agriculture system in mid 1960...
One of the biggest challenges faced by Sierra Leonean farmers is pest control. Birds, rodents, insec...
The efforts of Ghana at enhancing its food security through increased and sustained Agriculture prod...
This study determined the main factors responsible for the effects of pesticide use on the health of...
The use of a wide range of chemicals to destroy pests and weeds is an important aspect of agricultur...
In northern Ghana rice cultivation is believed to have a great potential in reducing poverty lev-els...
The study examine the intention and behaviour of smallholder farmers towards safe pesticides use alo...