Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana

Pest Management Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 356-365

  Ntow, William J ^a   Gijzen, Huub J ^b   Kelderman, Peter ^b   Drechsel, Pay ^c  

^a CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Insecticide; Pest control; Pest management; Pesticides; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

PERCEPTION; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33645685475     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1178     Document Type: Article

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