Characterization of smallholder dairy production systems for livestock improvement in Kenya highlands

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Mburu, L M ^a   Wakhungu, J W ^b   Kang'ethe, W G ^b  

^a Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development Nairobi   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Access to services and markets; Cluster analysis; Dairy intensification; Level of household resources; Risk management strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548080975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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