Draft Animal Power and Mixed Farming in the Savannahs of West and Central Africa. From a Technicist Model to a Reasoned Integration of Activities at Different Scales of Management
In Subsaharan Africa, agronomists believed for a long time that the improvement of smallholding performance rested on agriculture and livestock integration. This farming model was based on draft animal power, forage production, breeding of dairy and meat cows, and restoration of manure. But this mod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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CIRAD
2004-03-01
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Series: | Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux |
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Online Access: | http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9886 |