Table 4. Environmental factors on safety practices of pesticides use in Fogera district among farmers of wetland areas, Northwest Ethiopia.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency(Percent) |
|---|---|---|
| Care of weather condition while spraying | No | 130(30.2%) |
| Yes | 300(69.8%) | |
| Place of storing pesticides | Bed room | 63(14.7%) |
| Living room | 74(17.2%) | |
| Kitchen room | 145(33.7%) | |
| Separate room | 66(15.5%) | |
| Other | 82(19.1%) | |
| Duration of storage of pesticides | 6months | 227(52.8%) |
| 6-12months | 110(25.6%) | |
| 12-24months | 77(17.9%) | |
| Unlimited time | 16(3.7%) | |
| Disposing empty containers | No | 187(43.5%) |
| Yes | 243(56.5%) | |
| If yes, how do you disposing empty containers | Burning | 27(6.3%) |
| Burying | 61(14.2%) | |
| Leave on farm area | 147(34.2%) |