Determinants and implications of the growing scale of livestock farms in four fast-growing developing countries

Research Report of the International Food Policy Research Institute

Volumn , Issue 157, 2008, Pages

  Delgado, Christopher L ^a   Narrod, Clare A ^a   Tiongco, Marites M ^a   de Camargo Barros, Geraldo Sant'Ana ^a   Catelo, Maria Angeles ^a   Costales, Achilles ^a   Mehta, Rajesh ^a   Naranong, Viroj ^a   Poapongsakorn, Nipon ^a   Sharma, Vijay Paul ^a   de Zen, Sergio ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMMODITY MARKET; DAIRY FARMING; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPENDITURE; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MITIGATION; POULTRY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; BRAZIL; EURASIA; INDIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 47949129008     PISSN: 08867372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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