Objectives 1 and 2 were designed to set the scene by addressing
major gaps in knowledge of pesticide use in Oman. In the case of objective
3 it was hypothesised that younger and more educated owners and
workers would be more likely to be aware of the issues with pesticides
and adopt better practices for handling and using them. Similarly in the
case of objective 4 it was assumed that members of FAs would have a
better awareness and handling/use of pesticides than non-members.