Gender Variation in Knowledge Level on Precautionary Measures against Pesticides’ Health and Environmental Hazards among Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria

Olowoyo Olamide Ahmed

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Gender Variation in Knowledge Level on Precautionary Measures against Pesticides’ Health and Environmental Hazards among Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria

Olowoyo Olamide Ahmed

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 6 November 2017 Accepted: 20 November 2017 Published: 26 December 2017

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The study was conducted in Ekiti State, Nigeria due to its predominance in cocoa production. It examined the variation in knowledge level on precautionary measures against pesticides health and environmental hazards among male and female cocoa farmers. 120 male and 120 female cocoa farmers were selected through multi stage purposive sampling technique from five Local Government Areas with predominance in cocoa production in the state. Data collected from the survey were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicated that male as well as female cocoa farmers in the study area had moderate level of knowledge to prevent them from the incidence of health and environmental hazards of pesticide usage, though male cocoa farmers had a better level of knowledge compare to their female counterparts. Majority (69.2 per cent Male Cocoa Farmers and 57.5 per cent Female Cocoa Farmers) had moderate level of knowledge. The overall result shows that majority 63.3 per cent of cocoa farmers had moderate knowledge in precautionary measures. This study also find out that despite that male and female cocoa farmers are knowledgeable about the precautionary measures of health and environmental hazards they seldom practice it, which in turn contributes to the incidence of the hazards. It was recommended that there should be continuous and regular training for male and female cocoa farmers as regards precautionary measures to be taken on pesticides usage to increase their knowledge base on pesticides hazards.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20170306.15
Page(s)	166-173
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Gender Variation, Pesticide Hazards, Knowledge, Cocoa Production

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Olowoyo Olamide Ahmed. (2017). Gender Variation in Knowledge Level on Precautionary Measures against Pesticides’ Health and Environmental Hazards among Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences, 3(6), 166-173. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijaas.20170306.15

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Olowoyo Olamide Ahmed. Gender Variation in Knowledge Level on Precautionary Measures against Pesticides’ Health and Environmental Hazards among Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2017;3(6):166-173. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20170306.15

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Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

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