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Title:The stratification of the production livestock in the department of Zinder
Author:Thomas-Peterhans, Randall S.
Year:1982
Pages:23
Language:English
City of publisher:Los Angeles, Cal.
Publisher:African studies association
Geographic term:Niger
Subjects:arable farming
animal husbandry
Abstract:(Abridged abstract.) Main finding of this paper: small mixed farms are an economically viable system of livestock and crop production that should serve as the basis for further development of these activities in the department. Other principal results: the government financed cattle fattening project is privately and socially profitable; small farmers use their resources in an efficient fashion with little additional output possible from a reallocation of these resources; and cattle breeding/growing-out activities could be expanded through the extension of government credits to farmers for the purchase of additional cattle. These results are used in developing a set of policy recommendations for improving the existing project's structure and implementing new programs for further encouraging the stratification of livestock production and marketing.
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