Marketing system and channels for scavenging local chickens in Lilongwe, Malawi

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Gondwe, T N ^b   Wollny, C B A ^b   Kaumbata, W ^a  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Local chicken; Marketing chain; Profit margins; Urban and rural market

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 17444431259     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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