Cultivos agrícolas e uso de agrotóxicos em assentamentos da reforma agrária no Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This article analyzes recent records on the use of pesticides in agrarian reform settlements in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It resorts to the behavior of data from seven different agricultural crops, promoting a parallel discussion with leading indicators released by the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). The overall results show a strong association between agency records and the occurrence of pesticide application between the settlements studied.