Innovations in plant health services in Nicaragua: From grassroots experiment to a systems approach

Journal of International Development

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 968-986

  Danielsen, Solveig ^a   Centeno, Julio ^b   López, Julio ^c   Lezama, Lilliam ^d   Varela, Gregorio ^e   Castillo, Patricia ^f   Narváez, Cony ^f   Zeledón, Ivania ^c   Pavón, Francisco ^g   Boa, Eric ^h  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b Fundación para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Agropecuario y Forestal de Nicaragua FUNICA   (Nicaragua)

^c Programa de Manejo Integrado de Plagas en América Central PROMIPAC   (Nicaragua)

^d Universidad Católica Del Trópico Seco   (Nicaragua)

^e Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

^f Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^h CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Integrated pest management; Nicaragua; Organisational culture; Plant clinics; Plant health system

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; GROWTH RATE; INNOVATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PLANT;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 84883790825     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1786     Document Type: Article

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