Willingness to pay farmers on turmeric extract to reduce health impacts due to pesticide

Authors

  • Azhari Muslim INDONESIA
  • Dadang Dadang INDONESIA
  • Nastiti Siswi Indrasti INDONESIA
  • Yusman Syaukat INDONESIA

Abstract

Pesticide exposure has been shown to cause various diseases such as acute neurotoxicity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, allergies and nervous disorders. Economic assessment of the health costs of using pesticides is necessary to design effective policies and reduce poisoning in farming populations The herbal medicines used have the efficacy of preventing and treating chronic non-communicable diseases. The most widely consumed herbal medicine is turmeric. This study aimed to analyze the willingness to pay value of turmeric extract and the factors that influence the willingness to pay of turmeric extract. All shallot farmers have turmeric extract WTP as a herbal medicine to reduce the risk of pesticide poisoning. The average WTP of turmeric extract reaches IDR 625,777 per year.

Author Biographies

Azhari Muslim, INDONESIA

Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Health Politechnic of Tanjungkarang

Dadang Dadang, INDONESIA

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University

Nastiti Siswi Indrasti, INDONESIA

Department of Agricultural Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology,

Bogor Agricultural University

Yusman Syaukat, INDONESIA

Department of Resource and Environmental Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Bogor Agricultural University

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2023-05-30

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Muslim, A., Dadang, D., Indrasti, N. S., & Syaukat, Y. (2023). Willingness to pay farmers on turmeric extract to reduce health impacts due to pesticide. ASTONJADRO, 12(2), 519–524. Retrieved from https://ejournal.uika-bogor.ac.id/index.php/ASTONJADRO/article/view/9049

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): ASTONJADRO

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