Assessing Qualifications, Knowledge and Work Experience Of Sales Personnel on Safety Measures of Pesticides in Wad Medani, Sudan

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Ehab Elsir M. Alias ¹ , Ahmed M. Bereir ² , Refag S. Hamed ³

1 - Department of Pesticides and Toxicology , Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan
2 - Professor Department of Agricultural Extension and Training, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan
3 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Training, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan

Received: 2020-11-04 Accepted : 2021-01-28 Published : 2021-03-01

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