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Sep 15, 2016 News
The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board yesterday continued its campaign to educate farmers and members of communities across Guyana on the safe handling and storage of pesticides, with another “well attended” seminar at No.47 village, Corentyne, Berbice.
Over the past two years, the Pesticide Board said it has been educating farmers on how to safely handle pesticides both on the farm and in domestic applications.
“Farmers have been exposed to training in the use of protective gear during the handling of pesticides through seminars as well as through infomercials on local television stations.
“Protective gear in the form of coveralls, plastic gloves and goggles has been distributed to farmers across Guyana,” the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday said.
The ministry said that just over a year ago in its bid to further encourage the safe storage of pesticides, it commissioned the construction of storage cabinets that are properly labelled.
These cabinets have been given to farmers through a lottery system during the various community outreach seminars.
At Tuesday’s seminar nearly a dozen storage cabinets were distributed to lucky farmers through the lottery system.
So far, approximately 40 storage cabinets have been distributed to farmers across the country.
“The aim is to encourage a buy in of the idea by all farmers and householders in using the cabinets as a model for the construction of similar facilities to further ensure that all chemicals on the farm or in the home are safely stored under lock and key away from children, and those bent on improper use of these poisons,” the ministry said.
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