Pesticide use among emerging farmers in South Africa: Contributing factors and stakeholder perspectives

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-424

  Rother, Hanna Andrea ^a   Hall, Ruth ^b   London, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; LABOR MARKET; PESTICIDE; PRODUCTIVITY; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 51449108537     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350802318464     Document Type: Article

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