Health costs and externalities of pesticide use in the Sahel

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-31

  Houndekon, Victorin A ^a   De Groote, Hugo ^b   Lomer, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

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

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Health; Pest control; Pesticides; Public health; Sahel

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 33745634619     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006776207627     Document Type: Article

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