Title:
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO PESTICIDE USE AMONG FARMERS IN THE EBEBDA DISTRICT OF CAMEROON

Authors:
Thaddée Narcisse AWONO ABOUDI and Alexandre NDJALLA

Abstract:
Pesticides are toxic chemicals that must be used with delicacy. In Cameroon in general and in Ebebda in particular, these products play an important role in agriculture and thus in the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and in improving farmers' livelihoods. They are used to reduce the impacts of major pests and diseases that threaten crops. However, studies related to this theme in Cameroon focus much more on the harmful effects of agricultural pesticides on health and the environment. Despite the preventive strategies put in place by the manufacturers of these products to deal with these risks, the percentage of exposure of farmers in the District of Ebebda remains high. Many factors come into play in the lives and practices of farmers in this locality. This article gives the opportunity to read the risk factors related to the use of pesticides.

Keywords:
risk factors, pesticide, farmer

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5502