Trends in pesticide use and drivers for safer pest management in four African countries

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1327-1334

  Williamson, Stephanie ^a   Ball, Andrew ^b   Pretty, Jules ^c  

^a Development House   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; External costs; Food safety; IPM; Pesticides; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; GHANA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANANAS COMOSUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 48649091103     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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