Diagnóstico do cuidado no uso de produtos fitossanitários no município de Sinop

Abstract

The main and most used method of diseases control and agricultural pests is the chemical method, agrochemicals, for their easy handling, fast action and in cases of large and extensive areas of land mechanization. The rural properties were visited in the municipality of Sinop - MT and through an interview and questionnaire with semi -structured questions a diagnosis of the care and use of phytosanitary products was carried out. It was found that the majority of the rural producers were men between the ages of 46 and 60, with low schooling, who grew vegeta bles, soybeans, corn and raised livestock in small areas. As in other studies about perception and ethnoconference of phytosanitary products, technical assistance did not cover all the rural properties interviewed, although care in handling and respect wit h pesticide legislation was greater, such as in the use of individual protection equipment (IPE),triple wash, store and return empty packaging correctly. In view of the above, it can be seen that despite poor schooling and poor technical information, the farmer uses his knowledge and experience as the most appropriate way to use phytosanitary products.