Comparative profitability of cattle and wildlife ranches in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-187

  Kreuter, Urs P ^a,c   Workman, John P ^b  

^a WWF Multispecies Project   (Zimbabwe)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

capital investment; cattle ranching; profitability; safari hunting; semi arid savannas; wildlife ranching

Indexed keywords

CATTLE RANCHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LIVESTOCK AGRICULTURE; PROFITABILITY; RANCH PROFITABILITY; WILDLIFE RANCHING;

ZIMBABWE, MIDLANDS PROVINCE;

EID: 0030621076     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1995.0137     Document Type: Article

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