Sustainable pesticide governance in Bangladesh: socio-economic and legal status interlinking environment,occupational health and food safety |
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Authors: | Mashura Shammi Nazmul Hasan Md Mostafizur Rahman Kohinoor Begum Md Tajuddin Sikder Mohammad Hossain Bhuiyan Md Khabir Uddin |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Environmental Sciences,Jahangirnagar University,Dhaka,Bangladesh;2.Department of Environmental Pollution and Process Control, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,Chinese Academy of Sciences,ürümqi,People’s Republic of China;3.Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture,Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,Dhaka,Bangladesh;4.Faculty of Environmental Earth Science,Hokkaido University,Sapporo,Japan;5.Graduate School of Agriculture, International Environmental and Agricultural Science (IEAS),Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology,Tokyo,Japan;6.Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture,Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,Dhaka,Bangladesh;7.Department of Public Health and Informatics,Jahangirnagar University,Dhaka,Bangladesh |
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Abstract: | Pesticides, regardless of their known toxic impacts to human health and environment, are widely used in the rapid growing agricultural sectors of developing countries. As an agricultural country with small lands and enormous population to feed, a developing country like Bangladesh rely heavily on the uses of pesticides to increase crop yields. Nevertheless, during the past decades, Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh has experienced 26.46% decrease in total pesticide consumption. However, the presence of unregistered pesticides in the environmental samples and agricultural products has pointed out the weakness in the existing legal regime of the pesticide governance. This, in turn, is threatening the livelihood and health of the farmers, food safety and consumer health. This paper reviews the antiquity of the status of pesticide consumption, evolution and drawbacks of pesticide in the context of existing socio-economic position of Bangladesh. A consolidated uniform system is lacking to project pesticide management in the country. Existing legal policy, rules and regulations in the context of international agreements regarding pesticide management have been reviewed and suggested for further amendment. Moreover, role of green microfinance in sustainable management of pesticides and food safety were recommended. A framework is proposed for pesticide governance with a stronger pesticide surveillance program and coordination of ministries interlinking environmental, occupational health and food safety. |
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