Factors influencing the adoption of yoghurt technology in the Western Highlands Agro-ecological zone of Cameroon

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Nchinda, V P ^a   Mendi, S D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Dairy industry; Knowledge; Milk; Small scale farmers; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249118331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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