Preventing pesticide poisonings in Ecuador : integrated pest management yields economic and health benefits

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Intoxication par les pesticides en Équateur : la lutte intégrée est bénéfique à la santé physique et économiqueSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Previniendo la intoxicación por plaguicidas en Ecuador : el manejo integrado de plagas produce beneficios económicos y de salud para los productores de papasPotato farmers in the province of Carchi in northern Ecuador suffer a number of health problems caused by high exposure to chemical insecticides. With funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and other donors, researchers and communities have found ways of reducing pesticide use and farm families’ exposure, without reducing yields