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Table 2 Represents the farmers’ response for pesticide use on different crops after harvest for grains and at maturity for vegetables (N = 103)

From: Understanding the factors behind non-adherence to pesticide safety guidelines among smallholder farmers in Fogera and Mecha districts, northwestern Ethiopia

Crop

District (Fogera, N = 50 and Mecaha, N = 53)

Do you apply pesticides for the grain (storage) and vegetables?

χ²

p-value

Pesticides used by the farmers

WHO toxicity class

No (%)

Yes (%)

Finger Millet

Fogera

46 (92%)

4 (8%)

4.41

0.04

  
 

Mecha

53 (100%)

0 (0%)

    

Tef

Fogera

48 (96%)

0 (0%)

2.16

0.14

 

I, II

 

Mecha

53 (100%)

0 (0%)

    

Rice

Fogera

45 (90%)

5 (10%)

5.57

0.02

 

I, II

 

Mecha

      

Maize

Fogera

2 (4%)

48 (96%)

0.41

0.5

Methyl bromide, Malathion, Diazinon, DDT

I, II

 

Mecha

1 (2%)

52 (98%)

    
 

Mecha

0

53 (100%)

    

Faba bean

Fogera

17 (34%)

33 (66%)

0.39

0.5

Methyl bromide, Malathion, Diazinon,

I, II

 

Mecha

15 (28%)

38 (72%)

    

Chickpea

Fogera

13 (26%)

37 (74%)

  

Methyl bromide, Malathion, Diazinon

I, II

 

Mecha

      

Grass pea

Fogera

6 (12%)

44 (88%)

1.43

0.23

Methyl bromide, Malathion, Diazinon

I, II

 

Mecha

11 (21%)

42 (79%)

    

Onion

Fogera

2(4%)

48 (96%)

0.03

0.87

Dimethoate, Profenofos, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Deltamethrin

II

 

Mecha

2 (4%)

48 (96%)

    

Cabbage

Fogera

3 (6%)

47 (94%)

0.42

0.51

Dimethoate, Lambda-cyhalothrin,

ProfenophoseMancozeb + Metalaxyl,

II, III

 

Mecha

5 (9%)

48 (91%)

    
  1. Key ns = not significant, * = significant at 0.05 level, ** = significant at 0.01 level
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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