@article{ref1,
title="Agro-input dealers' perspectives on the design of a certification scheme for pesticide risk reduction",
journal="Pest management science",
year="2024",
author="Tambo, Justice A. and Holmes, Keith and Aliamo, Caroline and Mbugua, Fredrick and Alokit, Christine and Muzira, Fred and Byamugisha, Andrew and Mwambu, Paul",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: While pesticides are essential for crop protection and food security, they pose serious risks to human health and the environment. Agro-input dealers can play an important role in mitigating pesticide risks, given that they are a major source of pesticides and plant health information for many developing-country farmers. In this article, we assess the willingness of agro-input dealers to offer integrated pest management-based advisory services and promote pesticide risk reduction through a voluntary certification scheme. <br><br>RESULTS: Using survey data from 557 agro-input dealers in Uganda and a discrete choice experiment, we find that the proposed certification scheme is significantly valued by agro-input dealers, particularly for its potential to provide training opportunities and ensure safety to human health and the environment. Agro-input dealers have a positive attitude towards a certification scheme that restricts the sale of high-risk pesticide products, especially if it stimulates additional income-generating opportunities. Further analysis shows that preferences for voluntary certification attributes are influenced by certification experience, agro-dealership experience, business ownership status and incidence of acute pesticide poisoning. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study findings demonstrate that agro-input dealers are conscious of pesticide risks to human and environmental health and are keen to participate in a certification scheme promoting safer plant protection products. © 2024 The Author(s). Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1526-498X",
doi="10.1002/ps.8359",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.8359"
}