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Need for Pesticide Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment in IPM Programmes

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a multifaceted, ecologically-based strategy that relies on close observation and monitoring of a crop before making management decisions. IPM combines a number of techniques to effectively suppress plant diseases and insect pests in an economically and environmentally conscious manner. Utilizing IPM to manage plant diseases [...]

The workshop focused on the development of a regional conceptual framework for curriculum development for pesticide risk reduction training. The workshop was also aimed at strengthening capacities of member countries to carry out these activities. The workshop included introductory presentations on risk reduction and the link between impact assessment and curriculum [...]

This manual encourages the agricultural sector, AIDS programmes and NGOs to assist farming communities in their efforts to build their resilience and reduce their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.

Pesticides have played a role in increasing crop yields and food security but, in contrast to modern products marketed in the developed world, many pesticides used in developing countries like Cambodia fail to meet international quality standards. Agriculture, rice production in particular, is of major importance to Cambodian food security [...]

This paper reports the results of a pilot qualitative study in 3 vegetable growing areas of Cambodia: Kandal and Siem Riep provinces and areas around Phnom Penh. The aim of the pilot was to assess how farmers feel pesticides affect their own and their family’s health, determine what [...]