a requirement for sustainable livelihood and food security among Ugandan farmers
Lunner Kolstrup, Christina (2014). Good health and a safe work environment. Uppsala.
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Abstract
A pilot study was conducted among Ugandan farmers in May 2014. Six male and female farmers were interviewed about their experiences and attitudes towards health, safety and risk factors in agriculture, and how these affected their livelihood. In general, the level of knowledge and awareness of agricultural health and safety risks as well as disease and injury prevention was low. The farmers found milking, spraying of animals and plantation work demanding work tasks. The main findings concerned the farmers reporting symptoms of poisoning when they sprayed the animals with insecticide and lack of safety information. The farmers expressed the need for information and practical training in agricultural health and safety, and disease and injury prevention.
| Authors/Creators: | Lunner Kolstrup, Christina | ||||
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| Editors: | Glynn, Carolin and Planting, Malin | ||||
| Title: | Good health and a safe work environment | ||||
| Subtitle: | a requirement for sustainable livelihood and food security among Ugandan farmers | ||||
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| Series Name/Journal: | SLU-Global report | ||||
| Year of publishing : | 2014 | ||||
| Depositing date: | 27 March 2015 | ||||
| Number: | 2014:6 | ||||
| Page range: | 98-101 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 4 | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Uppsala | ||||
| Publisher: | Agricultural Sciences for Global Development (SLU Global), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Associated Programs and Other Stakeholders: | SLU - Agricultural Sciences for Global Development > Scale issues in relation to food security and poverty alleviation | ||||
| ISBN for printed version: | 978-91-576-9255-9 | ||||
| ISBN for electronic version: | 978-91-576-9256-6 | ||||
| Language: | English | ||||
| Additional Information: | The Project was financed by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of its special allocation on global food security | ||||
| Publication Type: | Other | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||||
| Version: | Published version | ||||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
| Agris subject categories.: | Q Food science > Q01 Food science and technology X Agricola extesions > X38 Human medicine, health, and safety | ||||
| Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 405 Other Agricultural Sciences > Agricultural Occupational Health and Safety | ||||
| Keywords: | health, safety, work environment, farmers, livelihood, sustainable agriculture, food security, Uganda | ||||
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2567 | ||||
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2567 | ||||
| ID Code: | 12040 | ||||
| Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||
| Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Work Science, Business Economics, and Environmental Psychology (until 2020) | ||||
| Deposited By: | Christina Lunner Kolstrup | ||||
| Deposited On: | 18 Aug 2016 10:07 | ||||
| Metadata Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2019 21:08 |
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