• Poverty can put children in potentially high-risk situations. 
  • In poor families, children often help out on family farms where pesticides are used. 
  • Pesticide users, including teenagers, may lack access to protective equipment such as gloves and masks, and receive no training. 
  • As a result, pesticides are often being used by young workers carelessly, and without protection.
• In many developing countries, the marketing and advertisement of pesticides is often uncontrolled or illicit.
  • Misbranded or unlabelled formulations, including ready-made solutions in soft drink bottles and other unlabelled liquid containers, are sold at open stands. 
  • Low retail prices promote pesticide use but weak legislation and inadequate law enforcement fail to control risks.