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Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
Wielgosz, Benjamin; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Malaria is one of the top five causes of death worldwide, and roughly half the world’s population lives at risk of the disease. This health problem disproportionately affects the poor, particularly those in Africa south of the Sahara, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most...
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Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice
Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …
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Do agri-environmental schemes help reduce herbicide use? : evidence from a natural experiment in France
Kuhfuss, Laure; Subervie, Julie - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300820
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Fairtrade, agrochemical input use, and effects on human health and the environment
Sellare, Jorge; Meemken, Eva-Maria; Qaim, Matin - 2020
safe handling of pesticides and occupational health, which can reduce negative externalities in spite of higher input …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012147121
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A question of integrity : variants of Bt cotton, pesticides and productivity in Pakistan
Ma, Xingliang; Smale, Melinda; Spielman, David J.; … - In: Journal of agricultural economics 68 (2017) 2, pp. 366-385
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Reducing pesticide use and pesticide impact by productivity growth : the case of Dutch arable farming
Skevas, Theodoros; Oude Lansink, Alfons G. J. M. - In: Journal of agricultural economics 65 (2014) 1, pp. 191-211
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The hidden cost of bananas : the effects of pesticides on newborns' health
Calzada, Joan; Gisbert, Meritxell; Moscoso, Bernard - In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and … 10 (2023) 6, pp. 1623-1663
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Climate risks and damage abatement effects of pesticides : evidence based on four-wave panel data in Nigeria
Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Edeh, Hyacinth O.; Lawal, Akeem O.; … - 2023
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Fairtrade, agrochemical input use, and effects on human health and the environment
Sellare, Jorge Luis; Meemken, Eva-Marie; Qaim, Matin - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 176 (2020), pp. 1-10
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An environmental justice perspective on smallholder pesticide use in sub-Saharan Africa
Isgren, Ellinor; Andersson, Elina - In: The journal of environment & development : a review of … 30 (2021) 1, pp. 68-97
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