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Fodder shrubs for improving incomes of dairy farmers in the East African highlands

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Dairy is an important economic enterprise in the coffee zone of Central Kenya, where farm sizes average 1-2 ha and about 80% of the farmers own one or more dairy cows or goats. in 1997 dairy farming accounted for 30% of the value of output on smallholder dairy farms in central Kenya.
    Publication year

    2004

    Authors

    Franzel, S.; Wambugu C

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    agroforestry, dairy farms, fodder, farmers, dairy farmers

    Geographic

    Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

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