Costs and benefits of livestock systems and the role of market and nonmarket relationships

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-193

  Moll, Henk A J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Livestock; Markets; Nonmarket relationships; Policy analysis

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; INDICATOR MINERAL; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN PROVINCE [ZAMBIA]; ZAMBIA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745184649     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0169-5150.2005.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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