The contribution of cowpea to food security and poverty reduction can be substantial in West Africa if both biological and socioeconomic constraints are addressed. While some attention has been given to genetics, agronomy, and pest control, such economic issues as access to input, marketing, and ...
Cet article analyze the determinants of cholera des méthodes de lutte contre les pestes, dans les plantations de café et de cacao des communautés paysannes du sud-Cameroun. Les méthodes sont chimiques, traditionnelles, et mixtes. Pour capter l'influence des variables socio-économiques sur la prob...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon]
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Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon
The prospects for development of microbial control in West Africa are bright, with many stakeholders in plant protection both within and beyond the region becoming increasingly interested. To date however, on the West African market, there are only two microbial products available, and many oppor...
Demonstrates how the various economic, social, and physical variables and degree of risk aversion affect the adoption of three selected technologies, viz, single-ox, fertilizer, and pesticide, in Ethiopian agriculture. Discusses characteristics of these technologies and factors that motivated far...
Kebede, Y.
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Gunjal, K.
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Coffin, G.
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[Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province]
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Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province
CIAT and Colombia`s national agricultural research institution, ICA, are involved in a collaborative study of the toxicological effects on farm workers and their families from using pesticides on snap beans. Between June and August 1989, blood samples were collected on three occasions from person...
Cojocaru, A
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[Toxicological implications of pesticide use on snap beans in Sumapaz, Colombia]
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Toxicological implications of pesticide use on snap beans in Sumapaz, Colombia
Silva, Sanjiv de
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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Try, T.
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[Rice and fish: impacts of intensification of rice cultivation]
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Rice and fish: impacts of intensification of rice cultivation
Dudley, N.
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Attwood, S.J.
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Goulson, D.
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Jarvis, D.
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Bharuchag, D.P.
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Pretty, Jules N.
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[How should conservationists respond to pesticides as a driver of biodiversity loss in agroecosystems?]
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How should conservationists respond to pesticides as a driver of biodiversity loss in agroecosystems?
Banana is an important staple food crop feeding more than 100 million Africans, but is subject to severe productivity constraints due to a range of pests and diseases. Banana Xanthomonas wilt caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum is capable of entirely destroying a plantation while nema...
Tripathi, L.
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Atkinson, H.
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Roderick, H.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Tripathi, J.N.
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[Genetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes]
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Genetically engineered bananas resistant to Xanthomonas wilt disease and nematodes
In our efforts to develop strategies for the manegement of bean steam maggots (bean fly) (Ophiomyia spp; Dipteras Agromyzae) in small scale farmers systems, we focus on options that are available and sustainable within the farming environment. These include host plant resistance, cultural practic...
Ampofo, James Kwasi O.
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Massomo, S.M.S.
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[Host plant resistance, cultural practices and botanical pesticides four the management of bean stem maggot in small scale farmer systems]
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Host plant resistance, cultural practices and botanical pesticides four the management of bean stem maggot in small scale farmer systems