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Smallholder dairy production and markets: A comparison of production systems in Zambia, Kenya and Sri Lanka

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  • Moll, Henk A.J. & Staal, Steven J. & Ibrahim, M.N.M., 2007. "Smallholder dairy production and markets: A comparison of production systems in Zambia, Kenya and Sri Lanka," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 94(2), pages 593-603, May.
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