Abstract
The main goal of this study was to determine the levels of knowledge of the farmers on the effect of pesticides on environment in Valleys area, Jordan. This is achieved through realizing some secondary objectives such as identification of the farmers' socioeconomic characteristics and its relation to some of the study variables, their attitude towards the negative effects of pesticides on the environment, their knowledge level about pesticides effect and their sources of information about pesticides use, storage and disposal. The study covered valleys areas, and some 98 farmers were included as stratified random sample. The results revealed that the 5% farmers do not rely on agricultural extension but they seek information from other trustworthy sources. The farmers have a positive attitude towards learning about the negative effects of the pesticides on the environment. The study also showed that the most common method of pesticides application is spraying using axi-sprayers or portable sprayers. Strengthen the agricultural extension and increase its effectiveness, promote trust and communication between those who guiding and farmers. Also strengthen the link between agricultural research centers and guiding centers to identify the appropriate type of pesticide to combat, to achieve the best results with least damage. Farmers should be knowledgeable about the importance of continuous medical checking up of their workers and especially those dealing with the agricultural chemicals.
Highlights
It is no longer that the concept of development is limited to achieve economic and social progress, but the preservation and maintenance of the environment has became an important place in the framework of the development process
The past twenty years, Jordan has witnessed a major development in the agricultural sector that was accompanied by extensive use of various types of pesticides to increase agricultural production to meet the needs of the national market of agricultural products
The results clearly indicate to somewhat a high knowledge of farmers on the effects of the use of pesticides, soil pollution, harm fertility and toxicity
Summary
It is no longer that the concept of development is limited to achieve economic and social progress, but the preservation and maintenance of the environment has became an important place in the framework of the development process. The past twenty years, Jordan has witnessed a major development in the agricultural sector that was accompanied by extensive use of various types of pesticides to increase agricultural production to meet the needs of the national market of agricultural products. Became the use of chemical pesticides common in pest control to reduce the economic losses of agricultural crops, as the development strategy with a justifiable focus on increasing production, they lead and on the short and long term to pollution and an imbalance in the balance of natural systems, environmental, leading to the emergence of many problems that threaten human life in the Kingdom of Jordan. Agricultural environmental conditions in the kingdom monitored many of the wrong environmental practices, including excessive use of pesticides where statistics show the average annual increase of the quantities of imported pesticides
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