Contribution of small scale dairy farming under zero-grazing in improving household welfare in kayanga ward, Karagwe district, Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 31-

  Lwelamira, J ^a   Binamungu, H K ^b   Njau, F B ^a  

^a Institute of Rural Development Planning Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^b Karagwe District council ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Livestock; Poverty reduction; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77953768745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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