When asked about sources of information used to initiate the application
of pesticides (Table 2) workers on FA farmers overwhelmingly
indicated that the farm owner (84.6%) was a primary source, although
pesticide sellers (46.2%) were also seen as a source of knowledge. For
workers on non-FA farms sellers of pesticides (78.4%) rather than the
farm owner (0%) were the primary source of advice. Amongst the
farm owners both groups indicated that pesticide sellers (57.4% for FA
farm owners, 55.4% for non-FA farm owners) and personal experience
(50.0% and 55.4% for FA farm and non-FA farm owners respectively)
were the main sources of information.