Agriculture and health inter-sectorial research process to reduce hazardous pesticide health impacts among smallholder farmers in the Andes

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2011

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BioMed Central, London, GB

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Work with multiple actors is needed to shift agriculture away from pesticide use, and towards greater sustainability and human health, particularly for vulnerable smallholder farmers. This research in potato and vegetable farming communities in the Andean highlands worked with partners from various sectors over several projects. Increased involvement in organic agriculture was associated with greater household food security and food sovereignty. More diversified, moderately developed agricultural systems had lower pesticide use and better child nutrition. The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health has rolled out pesticide poisoning surveillance modeled on this research.

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Authors are also recipients of the Teasdale-Corti grant (103460-068)

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ECUADOR, HEALTH RISKS, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, GENDER ROLES, LIVELIHOODS, OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS, AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, PESTICIDES, ORGANIC FARMING, FOOD SECURITY, ANDES, SOUTH AMERICA

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Cole, D. C., Orozco, F., Pradel, W., Suquillo, J., Mera, X., Chacon, A., … Leah, J. (2011). An agriculture and health inter-sectorial research process to reduce hazardous pesticide health impacts among smallholder farmers in the Andes. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 11(Suppl 2):S6. doi:10.1186/1472-698X-11-S2-S6

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/48572

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Agricultural Transformation / Transformation agricole
Environmental Pollution (includes SMEs and Mining) / Pollution de l’environnement (comprend les PME et l'industrie minière)
Latin America and the Caribbean / Amérique latine et Caraïbes
Multi-stakeholder Participation / Participation de multiples intervenants
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