The implications of herd entrustment practice for the sustainable use of cattle genetic resources in the (agro)-pastoral systems of West Africa: A case study from Benin
Abstract West African (agro)-pastoralists have been increasingly using extra-household labour for the management of their cattle herds. This paper seeks to identify the factors influencing cattle owners’ decision to entrust their animals and to analyse the effects of the entrustment practice on the...
Main Authors: | Sèyi Fridaïus Ulrich Vanvanhossou, Ivan Bossima Koura, Luc Hippolyte Dossa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-05-01
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Series: | Pastoralism |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-020-00189-8 |
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