Utilisation des pesticides en cultures maraîchères sur l’île d’Idjwi à l’est de la République démocratique du Congo : connaissances et pratiques des agriculteurs

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Issue		Cah. Agric. Volume 32, 2023


Article Number		5
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2022033
Published online		24 January 2023

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