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Compendium of Pesticide Hotspots in Bangladesh
Craig Meisner
Development Economics Research Group
The World Bank
Study description
• Purpose: To estimate and target pesticide use hotspots for major crops in Bangladesh.
• Method: Combines a recent farm-level pesticide use survey by the World Bank (2003) and agricultural production data from the Government of Bangladesh Agricultural Census (2001).
• Impact: Allows decision-makers to better target areas for intervention (e.g. pesticide restrictions, awareness programs, IPM, etc.)
Data and location
• World Bank survey coverage: 1072 farmers in 11 districts, producing at least the major crops of bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane.
• Agricultural Census 2001 coverage: District crop production in 1994-1995 and 1999-2000 for the above crops and all 23 districts in Bangladesh.
Methodology
Crop Production DataAgricultural Census, 1994 & 1999
(8 major crops in 23 districts)
World Bank survey, 2003(1072 farmers in 11 districts)
Pesticide Use Intensities- by crop, area, chemical class, etc.
Note: For a detailed explanation of the methodology, please refer to the learning module, “Methodology for Identifying Pesticide Hotspots: The case of Bangladesh” (Meisner and Dasgupta, 2004).
Projection to Other Areas- calculation of total pesticide use per
selected crop and area
Pesticide use trends, 1994-2000
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
Accounting for pesticide toxicity
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
Insecticides, Herbicides and Fungicides
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
WHO Ia & Ib pesticide use
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
Pesticide use by chemical class:
carbamates, organochlorines and organophosphates
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
Prevalence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
Pesticide use by chemical class and POPs
Note: Pesticide use for bananas, beans, cabbage, eggplant, mango, potato, rice and sugarcane only.
Pesticide use in rice production
Pesticide use in potato production
Pesticide use in bean production
Pesticide use in cabbage production
Pesticide use in eggplant production
Pesticide use in sugarcane production
Pesticide use in banana production
Pesticide use in mango production