Health and environmental impacts of pesticide use practices: A case study of farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-163

  Oluwole, Oluwafemi ^a,b   Cheke, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environment; Health; Nigeria; Pesticides; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77954037660     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0431     Document Type: Article

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