Farmers' knowledge of crop diseases and control strategies in the Regional State of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia: Implications for farmer-researcher collaboration in disease management

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-452

  Kiros Meles, Ayimut ^a   Abang, Mathew M ^b  

^a Tigrai Agricultural Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Crop disease; Farmer perception; Indigenous knowledge; Integrated disease management; Participatory research

Indexed keywords

ASCOCHYTA; CICER ARIETINUM; ERYSIPHALES; HARNESS; THEOBROMA CACAO; UREDINALES; VICIA FABA;

EID: 48449102541     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-007-9109-6     Document Type: Article

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