Pesticide registration, distribution and use practices in Ghana

Michael Onwona Kwakye, Belay Mengistie, John Ofosu-Anim, Alexander Tetteh K. Nuer and Paul J. Brink ()
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Michael Onwona Kwakye: Wageningen University, Wageningen University and Research
Belay Mengistie: Plant Health Regulatory Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
John Ofosu-Anim: University of Ghana
Alexander Tetteh K. Nuer: Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA)
Paul J. Brink: Wageningen University, Wageningen University and Research

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2019, vol. 21, issue 6, No 4, 2667-2691

Abstract: Abstract Ghana has implemented regulation on the registration, distribution and usage of pesticides in order to evaluate their environmental and human health effects. However, environmental monitoring and certified laboratories for pesticide analysis are lacking. Pesticide misuse, misapplication, contamination of the environment and human exposure still continue, and little is known to what extent pesticide registration, distribution and use is properly implemented in Ghana. This study aimed at investigating how the pesticide policy operates in Ghana, how state (policy; national/local) and non-state (importers, dealers’ and farmers) stakeholders function, what their challenges are, and to which extend the policy objectives are achieved. A conceptual framework based on the contextual interaction theory (CIT) was developed, and a review of Ghana’s pesticide policy implementation with two empirical field studies on state policy and non-state policy actors was conducted, supplemented with secondary data, and a number of interviews conducted with stakeholders and informants were used. Results indicate that pesticides are registered in compliance with the law. Non-state actors scored low with respect to their mandate which likely results in environmental and human health risks. Significant association existed between educational level attained and knowledge (χ2 = 3.614; P ≤ 0.05). Work experience or duration of farming also significantly influenced the knowledge of respondents (P

Keywords: Pesticides; Registration; Policy; Implementation; Actors; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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