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profession in the USA. This paper evaluates the founding principles upon which this profession was based in the 1980s. It then …
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Working paper appraising an integrated approach to agricultural development and rural industrialization in 6 developing areas in West Bengal, India. Discusses investment in irrigation facilities, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. Examines the impact on crop yield, nonfarm employment opportunity and...
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the pest control decisions of a grower who optimally utilizes a pesticide and a predaceous insect to control the crop pest … decisions involve entirely mitigating the negative effects of the pesticide as well as releasing additional predators. …
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evaluate stochastic Impacts of pesticide regulation This methodology should be applicable also In future technology Impact …
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’ health. Results show average cost of pesticide-related health risks at about 165 KSh and 324 KSh per cropping season for … we demonstrate that pesticide ascribed incidence of acute illness symptoms and its associated cost of illness …
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content focuses on pesticide purchase, label reading, personal protection, container disposal, sprayer maintenance and sprayer …
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quantify pesticide and untreated wastewater induced health symptoms among vegetable growers. A sample of 830 vegetable growers … of pesticide use. The results demonstrate that both untreated wastewater and pesticide quantities are responsible for … acute symptoms but comparison of their coefficients indicates that one litre of pesticide quantity is causing 3 times more …
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presence of and reliance on Aphytis melinus, an important beneficial insect. Results show that landscape-level pesticide use … decreases the presence of A. melinus and increases reliance on insecticides. Pesticide use on non-citrus crops has a significant …
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