Information, motivation and resources: the missing elements in agricultural pesticide policy implementation in Ethiopia

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 240-256

  Mengistie, Belay T ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^a   Oosterveer, Peter ^a   Simane, Belay ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; inspection; pesticides; policy implementation; registration; state actors

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATION; PESTICIDE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84942084290     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2014.959330     Document Type: Article

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