Two-way links between health and farm labor
Health issues are increasingly affecting household decisionmaking, farm labor, and agricultural productivity in developing countries. Similarly, certain agricultural development projects and practices that aid productivity (for example, the use of pesticides and the water harvesting techniques, stor...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2011
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| author | Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo Chiang, Catherine Thangata, Paul Andam, Kwaw S. |
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| description | Health issues are increasingly affecting household decisionmaking, farm labor, and agricultural productivity in developing countries. Similarly, certain agricultural development projects and practices that aid productivity (for example, the use of pesticides and the water harvesting techniques, storage structures, and dams involved with irrigation) can actually exacerbate the incidence of diseases in workers by increasing interactions with disease vectors and parasites. Failure to consider either the negative or positive health effects of certain farm practices or interventions can distort their impact; for example, an estimate of the real economic benefits of adopting pest-resistant crops or organic farming must take into account the positive health impacts accruing from decreased pesticide use. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1525772025-11-06T04:35:59Z Two-way links between health and farm labor Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo Chiang, Catherine Thangata, Paul Andam, Kwaw S. agricultural workers health Health issues are increasingly affecting household decisionmaking, farm labor, and agricultural productivity in developing countries. Similarly, certain agricultural development projects and practices that aid productivity (for example, the use of pesticides and the water harvesting techniques, storage structures, and dams involved with irrigation) can actually exacerbate the incidence of diseases in workers by increasing interactions with disease vectors and parasites. Failure to consider either the negative or positive health effects of certain farm practices or interventions can distort their impact; for example, an estimate of the real economic benefits of adopting pest-resistant crops or organic farming must take into account the positive health impacts accruing from decreased pesticide use. 2011 2024-10-01T13:54:59Z 2024-10-01T13:54:59Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152577 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo; Chiang, Catherine; Thangata, Paul; Andam, Kwaw S. 2011. Two-way links between health and farm labor. 2020 Conference Brief 17. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152577 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural workers health Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo Chiang, Catherine Thangata, Paul Andam, Kwaw S. Two-way links between health and farm labor |
| title | Two-way links between health and farm labor |
| title_full | Two-way links between health and farm labor |
| title_fullStr | Two-way links between health and farm labor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two-way links between health and farm labor |
| title_short | Two-way links between health and farm labor |
| title_sort | two way links between health and farm labor |
| topic | agricultural workers health |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152577 |
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