Farmers' perceptions of sugarcane stem borers and farm management practices in the Amhara region of Ethiopia

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-226

  Assefa, Yoseph ^a   van den Berg, J ^a   Conlong, D E ^b,c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Perceptions; Small scale farmers; Stem borers; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTURAL TRADITION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FUTURE PROSPECT; PERCEPTION; PEST CONTROL; STEM BORER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUGAR CANE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 47349121641     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870801968880     Document Type: Article

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