Table 7 Different usage practices of pesticides by farmers in Yaoundé
Variable | Answer | % of farmers (n) |
|---|---|---|
Land size | < 2000 m2 | 87.5% (203) |
2000 m2–1 ha | 11.2% (26) | |
> 1 ha | 1.3% (3) | |
Do you use pesticides and synthetic fertilizers? | Yes | 91% (211) |
No | 9.1% (21) | |
Pesticides used | Insecticide | 14.2% (30) |
Insecticide + fungicide | 49.8% (105) | |
Insecticide + fungicide + nematicide + acaricide | 33.7% (71) | |
Insecticide + fungicide + herbicide | 2.4% (5) | |
Where did you learn how to use pesticides? | Advice | 80.1% (169) |
Training | 15.2% (32) | |
Label | 4.8% (10) | |
On what basis do you make the dilutions? | Randomly | 10% (21) |
Instructions on label | 31.8% (67) | |
Advice from suppliers and others | 51.2% (108) | |
Training or seminar | 7.1% (15) | |
When do you use pesticides and fertilizers? | Dry season | 23.2% (49) |
All seasons | 76.8% (162) | |
Respect the recommended doses | Yes (standard doses) | 4.3% (9) |
No (high doses) | 95.7% (202) | |
What do you do with the empty containers? | Burn | 14.2% (30) |
Bury | 7.6% (16) | |
Throw in the trash | 31.3% (66) | |
Discard indiscriminately | 36% (76) | |
Keep for recycling | 10.9% (23) | |
Frequency of pesticide application during plant cultivation | 1 time | 17.5% (37) |
Several times (up to 6) | 82.5% (174) | |
Are these pesticides effective? | Yes | 93.4% (197) |
No | 6.6% (14) | |
Do pesticides and fertilizers often perish? | Yes | 27% (57) |
No | 70.1% (148) | |
No answer | 2.8% (6) | |
What do you do with expired pesticides and fertilizers? | Burn | 3.3% (7) |
Bury | 15.2% (32) | |
Throw away | 70.1% (148) | |
Use | 5.2% (11) | |
Return to the suppliers | 2.4% (5) | |
No answer | 3.8% (8) |