Do low-income households in Tanzania derive income and nutrition benefits from dairy innovation and dairy production?

Food Security

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 681-692

  Kidoido, Michael ^a   Korir, Luke ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Animal source foods; Dairy; Innovations; Nutrition; Poverty

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; GENDER DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIVING STANDARD; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84930212582     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0419-z     Document Type: Article

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