Fodder trees for improving livestock productivity and smallholder livelihoods in Africa

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-103

  Franzel, Steven ^a   Carsan, Sammy ^a   Lukuyu, Ben ^b   Sinja, Judith ^c   Wambugu, Charles ^d  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Integrated Partnerships for Community Prosperity ^*  (Kenya)

^d Integrated Partnerships for Community Prosperity   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CLIMATE EFFECT; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; FODDER; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK; SMALLHOLDER; TREE; UPLAND REGION;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84889607832     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.008     Document Type: Review

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