Attitudes towards pesticide labelling among Greek tobacco farmers
Attitudes towards pesticide labelling among Greek tobacco farmers
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DOI：
10.1080/09670870600792101
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Georgiou, E. B.
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作者：
Damalas, C. A.;Theodorou, M. G.;Georgiou, E. B.
在希腊北方Pieria农村地区对烟农进行了一项调查，以了解烟农对容器标签上有关农药使用和安全问题的信息的态度。大部分农民（72%）同意农药标签上的大部分信息难以阅读，而绝大多数（94%）同意农药标签上的大部分信息难以理解。超过一半的农民（63%）报告说，他们经常试图阅读标签，但并不理解标签上的所有内容，而只有一小部分农民（6%）表示，他们总是阅读和理解整个标签。在表示从未阅读过标签的农民中，略多于一半（53%）的人报告说，这是因为他们不了解标签所包含的信息，而35%的人声称这是因为他们已经知道这些信息。三分之二的农民（66%）报告说，在购买农药产品时，他们大多注意使用说明。很少有农民（6%）报告说，他们注意安全预防措施，环境危害，以及有关急救和解毒剂的标签上的信息。大多数农民（57%）报告说，在决定使用农药产品时，他们主要依靠农药销售人员的信息，而近三分之一（32%）的农民报告说，他们依靠自己的经验。只有少数农民（6%）表示，他们主要依赖产品标签上的信息。46%的农民声称他们通常超过标签上的建议比率，而没有人报告使用低于标签比率。我们的结论是，农药标签上发现的农药处理和安全问题的基本信息，必须更有效地传达给农民使用适当的标签格式，方便易读性，易读性和理解。
A survey of tobacco farmers was conducted in the rural area of Pieria in northern Greece to investigate farmers' attitudes towards information given on container labels in respect to pesticide use and safety issues. A large proportion of the farmers (72%) agreed that most information on pesticide labels is hard to read, whereas the vast majority (94%) agreed that most of the information on pesticide labels is hard to understand. More than half of the farmers (63%) reported that they often try to read the labels but do not understand everything featured on them, whereas only a tiny proportion of the farmers (6%) stated that they always read and understand the entire label. Among those farmers who stated that they never read the labels, just over half (53%) reported that it is because they do not understand the information the labels contain, whereas 35% claimed that it is because they already know the information. Two out of three farmers (66%) reported that when buying a pesticide product they mostly pay attention to the directions for use. Few farmers (6%) reported that they pay attention to safety precautions, environmental hazards, and information concerning first aid and antidotes given on the label. Most farmers (57%) reported that when deciding to use a pesticide product they primarily rely on pesticide salesmen's information, while nearly a third (32%) reported that they rely on their own experience. Only a few farmers (6%) stated that they rely primarily on the information found on the product labels. Forty-six percent of the farmers declared that they normally exceed the recommended rates indicated on the label, whereas none reported using less than the label rates. We conclude that essential information about pesticide handling and safety issues found on pesticide labels has to be more effectively communicated to the farmers using appropriate label formats which facilitate noticeability, legibility, and comprehension.