Abstract

Agriculture in Thailand, which employs over 30 percent of the workforce and contributes significantly to the country’s gross domestic product, is a key sector of its economy. Import and use of pesticides has increased over the past decade due to Thailand's major role as a leading exporter of food and agricultural products. The widespread and poorly regulated use of pesticides presents a potential risk to the health of farmers, farm families, the general population including children and the environment. This article is a result of the Southeast Asia GEOHealth Network Meeting of February 2019. It summarizes the current situation on pesticide use and regulation in Thailand and reports research findings on the potential health and environmental impacts of pesticide use, as well as highlighting gaps in research that could play an important and influential role in future policy initiatives on pesticides. Although Thailand has made remarkable progress in improving agricultural health and safety and similarly strong research and policy programs are being developed in other countries in the region, there are still significant gaps in research and policy that need to be filled.

 抽象的

农业是泰国经济的关键部门，雇用了超过 30% 的劳动力，对国内生产总值做出了重大贡献。由于泰国作为食品和农产品主要出口国的主要作用，农药的进口和使用在过去十年中有所增加。农药的广泛使用和监管不力对农民、农场家庭、包括儿童在内的普通民众的健康和环境构成了潜在风险。本文是 2019 年 2 月东南亚 GEOHealth 网络会议的成果。它总结了泰国农药使用和监管的现状，报告了农药使用对健康和环境潜在影响的研究结果，并强调了研究差距这可以在未来的农药政策举措中发挥重要和有影响力的作用。尽管泰国在改善农业健康和安全方面取得了显着进展，并且该地区其他国家也在制定类似的强有力的研究和政策计划，但在研究和政策方面仍然存在巨大差距需要填补。