This paper provides an evaluation of the Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme in south India. The study found that moves to transition farms in an Indian state to organic farming practices have reduced pesticide use among farmers.
This protocol provides an overview of a ‘gatekeeper’ training programme for pesticide vendors to enable them to identify individuals at high risk of self-poisoning. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the training in preventing pesticide self-poisoning in Sri Lanka.
This paper explores the impact of the first-stage ban of paraquat, a highly lethal herbicide when ingested, on suicide in Taiwan. The study found that the ban on the import and production of paraquat was followed by a fall in pesticide and paraquat suicides.
This paper examines the impact of bans on 14 highly hazardous pesticides, introduced by the State of Kerala, India, in 2011, on crop production. The study found no evidence that the Keralan bans had any negative effect on agricultural yield and food production.
This paper uses a human rights lens to address the neglected issue of highly hazardous pesticide exposure and poisoning in children, both globally and in India specifically.
This paper focuses on the right to life. Our analysis shows that, by failing to restrict access to highly hazardous pesticides, states violate their obligations under international human rights law.
This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cases of self-poisoning in low and middle income countries.
This paper provides a systematic review of poisoning cases and deaths in India between 1999 and 2018. The study found that pesticide poisoning was a major cause of death.
This paper identifies pesticides responsible for suicides in Nepal. Data on pesticide poisoning cases were collected from major hospitals and forensic toxicology laboratories across the country.
This paper analyses pesticide regulation and pesticides responsible for poisonings in Nepal, relating them to national suicide rates.