IPM and organic agriculture for smallholders in Africa

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-27

  Hillocks, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated crop management; IPM; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC FARMING; PEST CONTROL; SMALLHOLDER;

EID: 0142071701     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025720512408     Document Type: Review

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