Pesticide Application among Farmers in the Catchment of Ashaiman Irrigation Scheme of Ghana: Health Implications

Table 6

Type of crop and frequency of application of pesticides.

Frequency of application	Crops				Total
	Vegetables	Maize	Rice	Cassava
Once	2	3	3	1	9
Twice	8	16	5	6	35
Three times	7	19	4	0	30
Four times	7	5	0	0	12
5–10 times	6	0	0	0	6
More than 10 times	5	0	0	0	5
Not applicable	5	15	3	0	23
Total	40	58	15	7	120

Not applicable refers to farmers who used neem seed extracts.