Assessing the feasibility of biological control of locusts and grasshoppers in West Africa: Incorporating the farmers' perspective

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 413-428

  De Groote, Hugo ^a,b,d   Douro Kpindou, Orou Kobi ^b   Ouambama, Zakaria ^c   Gbongboui, Comlan ^b   Müller, Dieter ^b   Attignon, Serge ^b   Lomer, Chris ^b  

^a CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b Locust and Grasshopper Biological Control Project   (Kenya)

^c Comite Permanent Interetats de Lutte Contre la Secheresse au Sahel ^*  (Niger)

^d International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Grasshoppers; Locusts; Participatory rural appraisal; West Africa; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009055229     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015266432589     Document Type: Article

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