Interventions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure from the Agricultural Sector in Africa: A Workshop Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Workshop Preparation
2.2. Workshop Participants
3. Results
3.1. Occupational Pesticide Exposure
3.1.1. Problems in the Occupational Setting
3.1.2. Case Studies
3.1.3. Discussion of Promoters and Barriers to Switching to Alternatives
3.2. Environmental and Public Pesticide Exposure
3.2.1. Problems for the Environment and Public Exposure
3.2.2. Case Studies
3.2.3. Discussion of Interventions
3.3. Policy Measures
3.3.1. Evidence Needs from a Stakeholder Perspective
3.3.2. Illegal and Street Pesticides
3.3.3. What Policy Is Needed?
3.3.4. Discussion of Stakeholder Perspectives and Policy Options
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Röösli, M.; Fuhrimann, S.; Atuhaire, A.; Rother, H.-A.; Dabrowski, J.; Eskenazi, B.; Jørs, E.; Jepson, P.C.; London, L.; Naidoo, S.; et al. Interventions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure from the Agricultural Sector in Africa: A Workshop Report. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158973
Röösli M, Fuhrimann S, Atuhaire A, Rother H-A, Dabrowski J, Eskenazi B, Jørs E, Jepson PC, London L, Naidoo S, et al. Interventions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure from the Agricultural Sector in Africa: A Workshop Report. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(15):8973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158973
Chicago/Turabian StyleRöösli, Martin, Samuel Fuhrimann, Aggrey Atuhaire, Hanna-Andrea Rother, James Dabrowski, Brenda Eskenazi, Erik Jørs, Paul C. Jepson, Leslie London, Saloshni Naidoo, and et al. 2022. "Interventions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure from the Agricultural Sector in Africa: A Workshop Report" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15: 8973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158973