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Relationship of Pesticide Spraying to Signs and Symptoms in Indonesian Farmers
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1995 - Scand J Work Environ Health - Kishi M, Hirschhorn N, Djajadisastra M, Satterlee LN, Strowman S, Dilts R.
Objectives: This study assessed correlations between exposure to pesticides and signs and symptoms of pesticide toxicity among Indonesian farmers.
Methods: Detailed observations were recorded of spray frequency and pesticide handling, dermal exposure, and the chemicals used. Symptoms of acute illness were reported by the farmers, and signs of poisoning were [...]
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How Rice Farmers Clean up the Environment, Conserve Biodiversity, Raise More Food, Make Higher Profits
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1991 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Peter Kenmore
The political stability and economic development of Asia depend more on an assured supply of rice than any other factor endogenous to Asia. With that supply, real development can start. The emergence of the world's first national scale market economy in southern China during the Song Dynasty about 1000 years [...]
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Production system: Legumes