An Analysis of Safety Practices of Farmers in Odisha (India) for Sustainable Agriculture

1. Introduction

There has been a growing demand for sustainable agriculture in response to the ill-hazards due to agricultural practices. Although, a number of health and safety practices have been developed to protect the farmers from the adverse impacts in agricultural sectors, bur because of some constraints as well as barriers, the practices are still found of unused by many of the agricultural workers. One of the major goals of sustainable agricultural systems is decreasing the ill-hazards in agriculture. A good agricultural safety practice is one approach which deals with these issues including the protection of human-health and the environment. Moreover, a number of side effects from the use of synthetic-fertilizers and other agro-chemicals have been found to be utilized in the agricultural sectors in India. Thus, there is a need to address the present issues related to the safety practices in the agricultural sectors. In order to achieve sustainable agriculture, an appropriate consideration to the economic, environmental as well as social factors in the agricultural sectors in India need to be provided and this is achievable through proper and adequate health & safety practices in all aspects of faming. The purpose of this study was to investigate the major barriers to application of good agricultural safety practices in the agricultural sectors of Odisha in India for its sustainability.