Paper presented at the 52nd CFCS Annual Meeting, Guadeloupe, July 10-16, 2016
Conclusions: • Based on the results, with regard to the safety aspects, the surveyed farmers in Nickerie are not using pesticides safely. • The rice farmers rely on their own experiences when it comes to pesticide use. • Rice farmers consider pesticide use very dangerous and toxic for the environment, but not toxic for their own health. • They find the recommended dosage insufficiently and mix different types of pesticides (cocktails) and/or increase the pesticide dosage (Figure 1).
. Figure 1. Percentages of small rice farmers that mix pesticides
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