Policy Brief 7: Fighting storage insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2005
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Agriculture

Abstract

Diatomaceous earths (DEs) have been shown to be a safe, effective way of protecting small farmers' hard-won grain harvests against insect pests. Now, policy makers need to make it easier for private companies to officially register DEs and sell them to small-scale producers.

Citation

RIU Policy Brief 6, Aylesford, UK: Natural Resources International, 2 pp.

Policy Brief 7: Fighting storage insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa.

Published 1 January 2005
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