Assessment of pesticide residues in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationHaramaya Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwichen
cg.contributor.affiliationBless Agri Food Laboratory Servicesen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.contributor.donorForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdomen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierGetachew Dinede: 0000-0001-9224-9716en
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en
cg.creator.identifierTheo Knight-Jones: 0000-0003-4342-6055en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/ZFUA66en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1143753en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2571-581Xen
cg.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen
cg.link.citationDinede, G., Gazu, L., Legesse, W., Roothaert, R., Ramasamy, S. and Knight-Jones, T. 2021. Assessment of pesticide residue levels in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopia: A One Health perspective. Poster prepared for the Kenya One Health Online Conference, 6-8 December 2021. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.en
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume7en
dc.contributor.authorDinede, Getachewen
dc.contributor.authorBihon, W.en
dc.contributor.authorGazu, Linaen
dc.contributor.authorMbokou, S.F.en
dc.contributor.authorGirma, S.en
dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, R.en
dc.contributor.authorRoothaert, R.en
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.contributor.authorGashaw, H.en
dc.contributor.authorKnight-Jones, Theodore J.D.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T08:56:07Zen
dc.date.available2023-06-26T08:56:07Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130858
dc.titleAssessment of pesticide residues in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractBackground: In Ethiopia, pesticides are widely used in vegetable production. However, if used incorrectly they may harm consumers of vegetables contaminated with pesticide residues, as well as producers handling the pesticides and lead to ecological damage. We performed a cross-sectional survey to assess pesticide residues in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A total of 232 vegetable samples (91 tomatoes, 106 cabbages and 35 Swiss chard) were collected from fields and retail markets, and were screened for 35 pesticides (16 organochlorine, 11 organophosphate, 3 pyrethroids, 2 carbamates and 3 other agrochemicals) using GC–MS analysis. Results: Pesticides residues were detected in 60% of Swiss chard, 47% of cabbage and 45% of tomato samples. Two or more pesticides were detected in 20% of cabbages, 13% of tomatoes and over half of Swiss chard samples. Bendiocarb, diazinon, endrin, piperonyl butoxide, profenofos and propargite were detected, but only diazinon, propargite and profenofos had residual values above EU Maximum Residue Level (MRL), with diazinon commonly detected at relatively high levels. About 15% of the total analyzed samples, 10% of cabbages and tomatoes, and nearly half of Swiss chard samples had pesticide concentration exceeding EU MRL. However, none of the tested samples had residues exceeding Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) MRLs. Conclusion: This study showed widespread contamination of vegetables with pesticides, mainly organophosphates. We recommend monitoring and regulation of pesticides usage, with promotion of good agricultural practices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2023-06-15en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDinede, G., Bihon, W., Gazu, L., Mbokou, S.F., Girma, S., Srinivasan, R., Roothaert, R., Grace, D., Gashaw, H. and Knight-Jones, T.J.D. 2023. Assessment of pesticide residues in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7: 1143753.en
dcterms.extent1143753en
dcterms.issued2023-06-15en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116695en
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectvegetablesen
dcterms.subjectpesticide residuesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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