Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province
The average flock size was 10 in 76 households. Flocks were established through purchase from fellow farmers. Sale for cash need was the farmers' main reason for keeping small ruminants. Periods of food deficit in the household were closely linked to the seasonality of cash need. producer household...
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Small Ruminant Collaborative Research Support Program
1993
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50532 |
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| author | Otieno, L. Ackello-Ogutu, A.C. Mullins, G. Reynolds, L. |
| author_browse | Ackello-Ogutu, A.C. Mullins, G. Otieno, L. Reynolds, L. |
| author_facet | Otieno, L. Ackello-Ogutu, A.C. Mullins, G. Reynolds, L. |
| author_sort | Otieno, L. |
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| description | The average flock size was 10 in 76 households. Flocks were established through purchase from fellow farmers. Sale for cash need was the farmers' main reason for keeping small ruminants. Periods of food deficit in the household were closely linked to the seasonality of cash need. producer household consumption of small ruminant meat was mainly limited to the festive season. |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1993 |
| publishDateRange | 1993 |
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| spelling | CGSpace505322024-01-08T18:54:14Z Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province Otieno, L. Ackello-Ogutu, A.C. Mullins, G. Reynolds, L. humid zones sheep goats animal production marketing households sex age The average flock size was 10 in 76 households. Flocks were established through purchase from fellow farmers. Sale for cash need was the farmers' main reason for keeping small ruminants. Periods of food deficit in the household were closely linked to the seasonality of cash need. producer household consumption of small ruminant meat was mainly limited to the festive season. 1993 2014-10-31T06:09:21Z 2014-10-31T06:09:21Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50532 en Limited Access Small Ruminant Collaborative Research Support Program |
| spellingShingle | humid zones sheep goats animal production marketing households sex age Otieno, L. Ackello-Ogutu, A.C. Mullins, G. Reynolds, L. Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province |
| title | Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province |
| title_full | Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province |
| title_fullStr | Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province |
| title_short | Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province |
| title_sort | farmers reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi humid zone of kaloleni division coast province |
| topic | humid zones sheep goats animal production marketing households sex age |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50532 |
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