Insecticides/Pesticides are the chemicals used to control the crop losses by cidal phenomenon (killing) the
insects/pests harmful for crop and such chemicals are playing a vital role in yield and crop production. The
ingredients of these chemical pesticides are not only lethal for target arthropods but also for human beings
as pharmacokinetics for both is almost the same. Therefore, the main objective of the present study was
to probe the orientation of cotton growers about these chemical pesticides and to assess the preventive
measures they adopted to avoid the pesticide related health hazards. Twenty villages from district Multan
were selected by multistage random sampling technique. From each selected village, 11 cotton growers
were further selected randomly. Therefore, 220 cotton growers in total were the respondents from target
community. They were interviewed through a reliable and validated interview schedule. The data collected
were processed through statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The results show that 94.0
percent of cotton growers were using the pesticide chemicals on their cotton crop and 75.0 percent of
cotton growers were having the awareness about side effects of the pesticides on human health. The
research study highlighted the awareness/orientation of cotton growers about pesticide chemicals and
need for their training and education for adoption of preventive measures to avoid the pesticide related
health hazards.
Qamar-ul-Haq, Tanvir Ali, Munir Ahmad, Ilyas Ahmad Faridi. (2007) Conceptual Analysis Of Cotton Growing Community About Pesticides: A Case Study Of District Multan, , Volume-44, Issue-3.
