%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of the Pesticides Utilization and the Pesticide Residues Presence in Fresh and Tomato Products for the Tomato Supply Chain in Rwanda
%A Ndisanze Marc Antoine
%A Kamana Emmanuel
%A Nirere Claudine
%A Ilkay Koca
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 963-972
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2022.1312067
%X Pesticide residues are either natural or synthetic and are found in most
edible products such as fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and other processed
products. Excess of these pesticides¡¯</span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">residues </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">is</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> unsafe for consumption due to regulatory measures.
Thus, it is beneficial to assess the level of residues of pesticides in the
food diet in order to improve the standard of living of the population. This
study intends to assess the pesticide usage and residue levels of selected
pesticides in fresh tomatoes in the supply chain of Rwanda. The results of the
study confirm that there are around 10 brands of pesticides used in Rwanda.
58.97% of the surveyed people around the country are males and 71.79% </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">of </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">farmers apply rocket</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> as the main pesticide. More than 22% of surveyed
farmers affirmed to consume the raw or/and unwashed tomatoes. This study
revealed that the residues of the active ingredients contain</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">ed</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> in the pesticides are accumulated in unwashed
tomatoes and </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">the </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">quantity of such residues is shown in this study.
Deltamethrin was 0.64</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">¡À</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">0. 009</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">mg¡€kg<a name=\"OLE_LINK12\"></a><sup>?</sup><sup>1</sup> in tomatoes collected in Rusizi
%K Pesticide Residues
%K Tomatoes
%K Health Effect
%K Social Economic
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=121733