Three approaches for the integrated assessment of urban household livestock production systems: Cases from Sub-Saharan Africa

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-18

  Thys, Eric ^a   Schiere, Hans ^b   Van Huylenbroeck, Guido ^c   Mfoukou Ntsakala, André ^d   Oueadraogo, Mamadou ^e   Geerts, Stanny ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Agricultural Economics   (Belgium)

^d Centre de Recherches Zootechniques et Vétérinaires   (Congo)

^e Laboratoire national d'Élevage Ministère des Ressources animales   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Household; Livestock; Sub Saharan Africa; Survival strategy; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745622845     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006776207654     Document Type: Review

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