Biological pesticides for Africa: Why has so little of the research undertaken to date resulted in new products to help Africa's poor?

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-81

  Grzywacz, David ^a   Cherry, Andrew ^b   Gwynn, Roma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b The Association of Commonwealth Universities   (United Kingdom)

^c Rationale Biopesticide Strategists   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; African agriculture; Biological control; Biological pesticides; Biopesticides; Crop protection; Integrated Pest Management; Research policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249115823     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/20apr09     Document Type: Article

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