Factors Related to Pesticide Use Behavior of Cassava Farmers in Po Daeng Subdistrict, Chonnabot District, Khon Kaen Province
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Nowadays, chemical pesticides are generally applied in cultivation despite having negative impacts on human health and environment. To provide the recommendations towards more appropriate pesticides use behavior, this study aims at studying on farmers’ chemical pesticides use behavior and analyzing the factors that related to the behavior. The samples of this study were 188 cassava farmers in Po Daeng subdistrict, Chonnabot district, Khon Kaen province. The relationship between considered factors and farmers’ chemical pesticides use behavior was analyzed using chi-square test. The results showed that 50.53 percent of the cassava farmers have a moderate level of correct pesticides use behavior. The factors that are related to the appropriate pesticide use behavior of farmers at a significance level of 0.05 were age, income, type of insecticide, the knowledge level on the use of pesticides, and the knowledge level on the effects of pesticide use. The results of this study bring about the suggestions that are useful to the change of farmers’ pesticides use towards more environmentally friendly cultivation and sustainable agricultural production.
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