Bio-economic analysis of expenditure on inputs and output value from crops and grade dairy cattle sub systems in Vihiga, Kenya

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Ongadi, P M ^a   Wahome, R G ^b   Wakhungu, J W ^b   Okitoi, L O ^a   Otieno, K ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Crops and grade dairy cattle sub systems; Expenditure on inputs; Output values

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845487904     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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