More effective control of the tsetse fly in Africa will reduce constraints imposed by the livestock disease, trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomiasis lowers livestock productivity, and in some areas, may limit the ability of farmers to keep livestock and plough the land using animal traction. Control of ...
Reid, Robin S.
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Wilson, C.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Mulatu, W.
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[Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia]
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Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia
Coyne, D.L.
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[Local Focus: safe and effective pest and crop management strategies to strengthen the vegetable value chain in the humid tropics]
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Local Focus: safe and effective pest and crop management strategies to strengthen the vegetable value chain in the humid tropics
Chemical control has highly expanded over the last 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce bio-aggressors on all crops. Pest management of fruits and vegetables by small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have developed anarchically in a fuzzy regulation framework. Pesticide toxicity and excessive ap...
Bon, H. de
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Huat, J.
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Parrot, L.
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Sinzogan, A.A.C.
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Martin, T.
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Malézieux, E.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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[Pesticide risks from fruit and vegetable pest management by small farmers in subSaharan Africa: a review]
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Pesticide risks from fruit and vegetable pest management by small farmers in subSaharan Africa: a review
United Nations Environment Programme
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[Floriculture and the Environment: Growing Flowers without Methyl Bromide]
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Floriculture and the Environment: Growing Flowers without Methyl Bromide
By 2050, Africa's population is projected to exceed 2 billion. Africa will have to increase food production more than 50% in the coming 50 years to meet the nutritional requirements of its growing population. Nowhere is the need to increase agricultural productivity more pertinent than in much of...
Talwana, H.
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Sibanda, Z.
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Wanjohi, W.
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Kimenju, W.
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Luambano-Nyoni, N.
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Massawe, C.
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Manzanilla-Lopez, R.
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Davies, K.G.
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Hunt, D.J.
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Sikora, R.A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Gowen, S.
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Kerry, B.
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[Agricultural nematology in East and Southern Africa: problems, management strategies and stakeholder linkages]
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Agricultural nematology in East and Southern Africa: problems, management strategies and stakeholder linkages
United Nations Environment Programme
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[Report on Non-governmental Organization activities on Environmental Issues related to UNEP programmes: Prepared for the Sixth Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme]
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Report on Non-governmental Organization activities on Environmental Issues related to UNEP programmes: Prepared for the Sixth Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
Despite its theoretical prominence and sound principles, integrated pest management (IPM) continues to suffer from anemic adoption rates in developing countries. To shed light on the reasons, we surveyed the opinions of a large and diverse pool of IPM professionals and practitioners from 96 count...
Parsa, Soroush
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Morse, Stephen
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Bonifacio, Alejandro
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Chancellor, Timothy C.B.
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Condori, B.
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Crespo Pérez, Verónica
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Hobbs, Shaun LA
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Kroschel, J.
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Ba, Malick N.
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Rebaudo, François
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Sherwood, Stephen G
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Vanek, Steven J.
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Faye, Emile
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Herrera, Mario A
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Dangles, Oliver
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[Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries]
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Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries