Table 5.
Different selling practices reported by pesticide vendors during the survey
| Variable | Answer | Percentage response (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Type of pesticide sold | Insecticides | 48% (72) |
| Fungicides | 26% (39) | |
| Herbicides | 23.3% (35) | |
| Nematicides and acaricides | 2.7% (4) | |
| Origin of pesticides sold | Asia | 86.7% (130) |
| Europe | 8.7% (13) | |
| Africa | 2.7% (4) | |
| America | 2% (3) | |
| Usage of pesticides and fertilizers | Agriculture | 96.7% (145) |
| Indoor spraying | 3.3% (5) | |
| Purchasing period | March–June (rainy season) | 93.8% (76) |
| July–August (dry season) | 1.2% (1) | |
| September–October (rainy season) | 3.7% (3) | |
| November–February (dry season) | 1.2% (1) | |
| Do you advise customers? | Yes, regularly | 100% (81) |
| No | 0% (0) | |
| Advise provided to customers | Choice of product | 70.4% (57) |
| Dosage | 28.4% (23) | |
| Personal protection | 1.2% (1) | |
| Do pesticides and fertilizers often perish? | Yes | 80.6% (65) |
| No | 19.8% (16) | |
| What do you do with expired pesticides and fertilizers? | Return to suppliers | 60% (39) |
| Used on the field | 26.2% (17) | |
| Sell them | 6.2% (4) | |
| Throw them in the trash | 7.7% (5) |