Participatory Rural Appraisal of dairy farms in the North West Province of Cameroon

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Bayemi, P H ^a   Bryant, M J ^b   Pingpoh, D ^a   Imele, H ^a   Mbanya, J ^a   Tanya, V ^a   Cavestany, D ^c,d   Awoh, J ^e   Ngoucheme, A ^a   Sali, D ^a   Ekoue, F ^a   Njakoi, H ^f   Webb, E C ^f,g  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^d Veterinary College   (Uruguay)

^e Dschang University   (Cameroon)

^f Heifer Project International   (Cameroon)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cattle; Dairy systems; Milk; Participatory Rural Appraisal

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22444445799     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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