Farmers’ Compliance with Pesticide Use Principles in Vegetable Production in Thanh Hoa City

The compliance with pesticide use principles is required in agriculture production, especially in vegetable production due to its relation to food safety, human health, environment and economic efficiency. This study used primary data from a survey of 99 vegetable farmng households in Thanh Hoa city to evaluate the situation and determine the factors affecting the farmers’ compliance with pesticide use principles. Exploratory Factor Analysis with 25 specific criteria was used to determine the impact of each principle on farmers’ compliance. The results showed that the “Right pesticide for a right crop’’ principle had the highest impact, followed by the principles "Right method of application" and “Right dose and ingredient’’. Therefore, to enhance the famers’ compliance with pesticide use principles, it is necessary to strengthen the propaganda, training, management and supervision on the pesticide use according to the priority of the impact level of the aforementioned principles.