Smallholder milk production, milk handling and utilization: A case study from the Nharira/Lancashire farming area, Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-107

  Mutukumira, A N ^a,d   Dube, D M J ^b,d   Mupunga, E G ^b,d   Feresu, S B ^c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Zimbabwe Oil Press Project   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d Agric and Rural Devmt Authority   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Milk handling and utilization; Milk production; Smallholder dairying

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1642558793     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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