Safety Farming Implementation on Agrochemical Use: Comparative Study Between Indonesian and Singapore 1Amanda Patappari Firmansyah, 2Dewi Sartika, 3Whildan Burhanuddin, 4Heng Jun Jie
1Agrotechnology Department, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar, Makassa, Indonesia
2 Agribuiness Department, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
3 English Major Department, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
4 Chemical and Life Science, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore 139651, Singapore
Abstract
The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has increased food production worldwide. However, their excessive use significantly threatens the environment and human health, especially for farmers. As a result, this research was carried out to investigate the comparative study safety practices for using agrochemicals among horticultural farmers in Indonesia and Singapore. The study used a cross-sectional observation method, and two groups of farmers were involved in identifying differences in applying safe farming practices to horticultural crops. Despite differing general farming characteristics, the researcher selected these groups to build on existing between local partners and farming communities. The research results show that there are significant differences in management practices for agrochemical use and identification of the impact of agrochemicals on the health of farmers between farmers in Indonesia and Singapore. Meanwhile, the variable of The behavior of farmers in supporting safe farming is insignificant.
Keywords: agrochemichals, farming, indonesia, singapore, study
Topic: Sustainable Environmental in Multidisciplinary
