Pesticide productivity and food security. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 243-255

  Popp, József ^a   Pető, Károly ^b   Nagy, János ^b  

^a Agrargazdasagi Kutatointezet   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Benefits; Crop protection industry; Externality; Pest control; Pesticide use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP DAMAGE; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; MEAT; MILK PRODUCTION; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84871945736     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-012-0105-x     Document Type: Review

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