Agronegócio e agrotóxicos: consequências e alternativas para diminuir os danos á saúde humana - uma revisão.

Abstract

Different countries in the world have agribusiness as the main economic activity, therefore, activities associated with this market generate exorbitant profits. However, as agribusiness expands, the dangers to human health increase due to the indiscriminate use of pesticides, highlighting the importance of pharmaceutical care in the field of poisoning and alternative measures to the use of pesticides, which has been growing significantly, such as: organic agriculture, biological control, agroecology and integrated pest management. From this perspective, this work aimed to identify the consequences of agribusiness to human health and indicate ways to minimize damage to man and the environment. The methodology used was an integrative bibliographic review carried out in the library collection of the UFCG (Federal University of Campina Grande) – Campus de Cuité-PB. The search was conducted on online databases, Google Academic; Scielo; Lilacs; Medline; Pubmed and national and international health committees, with the following terms alone or in combination: agribusiness, pesticides, intoxication, pharmaceutical care and alternative methods to the use of pesticides. At the end of the research, 73 works were selected and 34 were excluded from the years 2015 to 2021. With the review, it was possible to note that agribusiness has many economic advantages, but brings many harmful effects to human health, causing chronic and acute poisoning. by pesticides. From the reading of the theoretical framework, it is concluded that many people think more about business than about health. However, there are viable alternatives that help reduce the use of pesticides in food and in the environment. In this way, it reduces cases of poisoning and reduces damage to nature.