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Means-End Chain approach to understanding farmers' motivations for pesticide use in leafy vegetables: The case of kale in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya

2012-09-01

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Peri-urban farmers play a significant role in the production of vegetables consumed in the urban centers in most African countries. The production of vegetables in the peri-urban areas in these countries is strategic with most farmers targeting the lucrative and better-paying urban markets. However, the decline in agricultural land in the peri-urban due to competition from housing for urban workers has led peri-ur...

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Literature Corpus work: eddaff53-7f12-5c05-af75-19ec3af398d3
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2012.03.018

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