Pesticide exposure : a growing problem for Nepal's farmers

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dc.contributor.authorAtreya, Kishor
dc.contributor.editorBellamy, Rufus
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-29T19:56:13Z
dc.date.available2009-06-29T19:56:13Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper no. 28-07, "Pesticide use in Nepal : understanding health costs from short-term exposure"en
dc.description.abstractVegetable farming is an important income generating activity in parts of rural Nepal. However, vegetable farming is pesticide intensive and pesticide exposure is beginning to emerge as a problem. A SANDEE study examines the impacts of pesticide use on vegetable farmers in the mid-hills area of Nepal, some 40km east of Kathmandu. The study finds that farmers and their families face medical bills and other costs as they attempt to deal with the problem of pesticide exposure. Farmers spray their vegetables approximately two times per month. The resulting pesticide exposure costs NPR 1,105,782 (US $ 15,797) per year.en
dc.formatTexten
dc.format.extent4 p. : ill.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/38973
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSANDEE, Kathmandu, NPen
dc.relation.ispartofSANDEE policy brief / South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics; no. 27-08en
dc.subjectINSECTICIDESen
dc.subjectFUNGICIDESen
dc.subjectHEALTH HAZARDSen
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITUREen
dc.subjectNEPALen
dc.titlePesticide exposure : a growing problem for Nepal's farmersen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holderSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceOA Permission Licenseen
idrc.copyright.oareleasedocrecordsserverdocnumber250517
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number102580
idrc.project.titleSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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