Analysis of cattle marketing channels used by small scale farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Musemwa, L ^a   Chagwiza, C ^a   Sikuka, W ^b   Fraser, G ^a   Chimonyo, M ^a   Mzileni, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Access to markets; Communal areas; Farmer perception; Formal marketing; Sustainable marketing channels

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 34548703144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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