Suchergebnisse

In order for the correct final destination of empty pesticide packaging to occur, the participation of the entire production chain, from the manufacturer, shopkeeper to the users (farmers) must be involved. The legislation is very clear and demanding about correct disposal, but control is sometimes flawed, and incorrect disposal occurs which can poison humans and contaminate water bodies and animals. This is likely due to lack of information and training or even insufficient information. Thus, the objective of this research was to diagnose the behavior of a group of farmers from São José dos Quatro Marcos (MT) regarding the correct disposal of empty pesticide packages, through semi-structured interviews and bibliographic research. We conclude that the educational level of farmers could be one of the major factors interfering with their knowledge of pesticides, causing this lack of prior knowledge to result in actions understood as being commonplace when working with pesticides. ; In order for the correct final destination of empty pesticide packaging to occur, the participation of the entire production chain, from the manufacturer, shopkeeper to the users (farmers) must be involved. The legislation is very clear and demanding about correct disposal, but control is sometimes flawed, and incorrect disposal occurs which can poison humans and contaminate water bodies and animals. This is likely due to lack of information and training or even insufficient information. Thus, the objective of this research was to diagnose the behavior of a group of farmers from São José dos Quatro Marcos (MT) regarding the correct disposal of empty pesticide packages, through semi-structured interviews and bibliographic research. We conclude that the educational level of farmers could be one of the major factors interfering with their knowledge of pesticides, causing this lack of prior knowledge to result in actions understood as being commonplace when working with pesticides. ; Para que ocorra a correta destinação final das embalagens vazias de agrotóxicos é necessário a participação de toda a cadeia produtiva, desde o fabricante, o lojista, até o usuário, isto é, os agricultores. A legislação é bem clara e exigente sobre o descarte correto, porém, o controle, as vezes, é falho, ocorrendo o descarte incorreto o que pode possibilitar a ocorrência de intoxicação de seres humanos, contaminação corpos d'água e animais. Provavelmente, isto ocorra devido à falta de informações e de treinamentos, ou à insuficiência deles. Com isso, o objetivo desta pesquisa foi de diagnosticar o comportamento de um grupo de agricultores de São José dos Quatro Marcos (MT) com relação ao descarte correto das embalagens vazias de agrotóxicos, através de entrevistas semiestruturada e pesquisas bibliográficas. Observou-se que o grau de escolaridade do agricultor poderia ser um dos grandes fatores a interferir no grau de conhecimento dos agricultores sobre os agrotóxicos, fazendo com que essa falta de conhecimento prévio resultasse em ações entendidas como natural ao se trabalhar com os agrotóxicos.