KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (KAP) OF FARMERS REGARDING THE USE OF PESTICIDE: A CASE STUDY OF A COCOA FARING COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (KAP) OF FARMERS REGARDING THE USE OF PESTICIDE: A CASE STUDY OF A COCOA FARING COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

A questionnaire survey and observation study of 125 cocoa farmers using pesticide in a southwestern Nigerian farming community shows a high risk of exposure to pesticides among the farmers. This was due to low level of knowledge, awareness and practices among the farmers about the use of pesticides....

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Main Author:	FAJEWONYOMI, B. A.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2020
Subjects:	Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Farmers, pesticide, cocoa farming
Online Access:	https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/572
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