A study on pesticides impacts to school children in Thailand


TEF conducted a participatory action research project on pesticides impacts to school children in 55 schools from Chiangmai, Pathumthani, Sakon Nakorn and Phang Nga provinces in 2018. The project created awareness on the impacts of pesticides by having schools using test kits and tested the vegetables and school lunch ingredients while samplings were also tested by Chiangmai University’s laboratory. The project assisted schools to developed integrated school gardens and works with organic farmers nearby to supply to school lunch. Results of pesticides impacts to children were disseminated at provincial, national levels and paved ways for local and national school lunch policies for further expansion in coming years. The project was supported by The Field Alliance and the National Health Promotion Fund in 2018. (See more details of pesticides studies here )


Students are cooking after the study on pesticides impacts to school children in Thailand.
Students are preparing vegetables for testing pesticides residues.
Percent of chemical (OP) residues in vegetables samples from Chiangmai Province
Percent of chemical (OP) residues in vegetables samples from Chiangmai Province tested by Chiangmai University's laboratory.