Constraints to adoption of forage and browse legumes by smallholder dairy farmers in Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Mapiye, C ^a   Foti, R ^a   Chikumba, N ^b   Poshiwa, X ^b   Mwale, M ^a   Chivuraise, C ^a   Mupangwa, J F ^a  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b Grasslands Research Station Harare   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Adoption; Browse legumes; Constraints; Dairy; Forage; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS;

EID: 33845479474     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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