Socioeconomic, health and environmental impact study of POPs pesticide use in agriculture in Davie.
The project activity aimed to provide Togolese state authorities, NGOs and local communities with information about drawbacks of sites contaminated by obsolete POPs and the use of POPs and other pesticides in Togo. ANCE - PAN Togo investigated the level of awareness of POPs, the presence of POPs pesticides, supply circuits, and impacts linked to contaminated sites. The study found that most farmers did not know about different pesticide families; that market gardeners use pesticides such as endosulfan; POPs such as heptachlor, aldrin, endrin, dieldrin and DDT are found in cereals; and that various groups may face higher risks of exposure. This information can help inform decision-taking and awareness-raising on POPs hazards and reduction and elimination of POPs.