Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access

Pesticide knowledge and safety practices among farmers in developing countries: case study in Philippines and Vietnam

2^nd International Conference on Pollution Control And Sustainable Environment

October 05-06, 2017 London, UK

Maria Luisa Baino-Salingay, Jeroen Rijke, Oliva P Canencia, Hong Quan Nguyen, Assela Pathirana and Chris Zevenbergen

IHE-Delft and Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), Netherlands

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Pollut Eff Cont

Abstract :

Developing countries in Southeast Asia, are facing the challenge of the ASEAN Vision 2020 to produce quality agricultural products that will cater not only to its local consumers but to approximately 600 million people across ten ASEAN nations. Agricultural expansion through land conversion was intensified in developing countries experiencing rapid economic growth, especially those with transition in the economic structure. To obtain high yield and quality agricultural production, pesticides are used by farmers. It cannot be denied that pesticides provide huge benefits to people and the country��?s economy by preserving agricultural products and control infestations. However, the potential to cause harm to human and the environment if mismanaged and overused are not fully understood even by the end users, the farmers. Despite economic gain, there is always a trade-off. It is not also well established that even small amount of pesticides, especially the banned pesticides, can give chronic effects to human. What is more alarming is, banned pesticides in Europe and the US are still used and available in the market in the Philippines and Vietnam. These banned pesticides can biomagnify in the food chain and human body. Even when pesticides are developed with strict guidelines for a very reasonable purpose, the application and management of pesticides should be done with many precautionary measures.This research then aims to bridge the gap of knowledge on the long term effects of pesticide exposure to human health.

Biography :

Maria Luisa Baiño-Salingay is an Associate Professor in Chemistry in USTP. She obtained BS in Chemistry from Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan as an academic scholar of the university and Pilipinas KAO (Kao Global Chemicals, Japan). She is a licensed Chemist and a trained Chemical Safety and Security Officer of the US Department of State. She earned MS in Physical Sciences majoring in Chemistry and minor in Physics at USTP. She also earned MSc in Water Management at UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands, funded academically by Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) and research by PRoACC2. Her PhD studies in IHE-Delft and TU Delft is funded by NFP and Schlumberger Foundation.