Smallholder dairy production and markets: A comparison of production systems in Zambia, Kenya and Sri Lanka

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 593-603

  Moll, Henk A J ^a   Staal, Steven J ^b   Ibrahim, M N M ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Dairy; Markets; Nonmarket relationships; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY FARMING; MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; KENYA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SRI LANKA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33947664583     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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