Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Independent External Monitoring Agricultural Report 2013 Nestle, Ivory Coast Satrikan [PDF]
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Fair Labor Association
core +1 more source
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Social-technical interventions to reduce antimicrobial resistance in agriculture: evidence from poultry Farmer Field Schools in Ghana and Kenya. [PDF]
Caudell MA +6 more
europepmc +1 more source
Problem Confrontation of the FFS Farmers in Participating Farmer Field School Training Session
The study was conducted to identify and describe the problems of FFS farmers in participating FFS training sessions. Data and information were collected from 100 FFS farmers of selected three unions of Muktagacha Upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh from 10 to 30 April, 2013. Among ten selected problems Inadequate trials and training materials
MZ Rahman, MG Farouque, D Roy
openaire +2 more sources
Do Pesticide Hazards to Human Health and Beneficial Insects Cause or Result from IPM Adoption? Mixed Messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua [PDF]
This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua.
Labarta, Ricardo A., Swinton, Scott M.
core +1 more source
Independent External Monitoring Agricultural Report 2013 Nestle, Ivory Coast Aniassue [PDF]
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Fair Labor Association
core +2 more sources
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Farmer Field School on Nutrient Management.
In Kenya Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) is being used to make the best use of local resources and to optimise the effects of external inputs. In Mbeere, a district that lies in the dryland area of Eastern Kenya the Farmer Field School (FFS) has been in operation during one season and work is being done to integrate INM into local farming ...
Onduru, D. +3 more
openaire +1 more source
Multi-Institutional Implementation of Farmer Field Schools among Nicaraguan Bean Growers. Do Different NGOs Perform Differently? [PDF]
This paper analyzes how different characteristics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working as extension providers affect the delivery of agricultural technologies to farmers. Using farm level data from 436 Nicaraguan bean growers, we evaluate how
Labarta, Ricardo A., Swinton, Scott M.
core +1 more source

