Pesticides are widely used in agricultural production to prevent or control pests, diseases,
weeds, and other plant pathogens in an effort to reduce or eliminate yield losses and …

This paper reviews and discusses how studies on (i) on-farm diversity assessment,(ii)
access to diversity and information,(iii) extent of use of available materials and information …

Water resources are declining at an alarming rate in the world. The use of water resources
for agricultural production has contributed to the rapid decline in quantity and degradation of …

The paper aims to study the effects of reducing pesticide use by farmers in the arable sector
in France and the feasibility of a policy target of reducing pesticide use by half. The …

The many societal benefits provided by traditional, centralised urban water servicing models
are being re-examined following recent extreme weather events, climate uncertainty and …

Bioassay-guided isolation studies on the extracts of yellow flowers of Tagetes patula L.
against the Heterodera zeae were carried out to identify phytochemicals lethal to this …

In an interview study conducted among smallholder rice farmers in Rufiji, Tanzania coastal
mainland, and in Cheju, Zanzibar, farmer's pesticide use and risk awareness were …

This study was conducted to assess farming practices, agrochemical usage and
environmental pollution in Manyara basin, Tanzania. Field surveys, interviews …

The rationale for pesticide use in agriculture is that costs associated with pesticide pollution
are to be justified by its benefits, but this is not so obvious. Valuing the benefits by simple …

A comparison of environmental risks of pesticides between tropical and nontropical regions
has been performed, using data from the literature and modeling outputs based on the …