Cattle breed improvement for sustainable draft power use in Ethiopian agriculture
Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa with approximately 30 million cattle, of which 9 to 10 million oxen are used for draft purposes. About 85 percent of the estimated 55 million human population lives in rural areas, with agriculture as the primary occupation. About 90 percent of...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
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Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization
1998
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50252 |
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