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Training manual for smallholder pig farmers

Published

2019

Status

Open Access

Language

en

Countries

  • India

ILRI Programs

  • Animal and human health
  • Impact at scale
Training Material
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107300

Citation

Deka, R.P., Das, N.K., Bayan, B., Rahman, H., Dror, I. and Grace, D. 2019. Training manual for smallholder pig farmers. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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  • animal production
  • capacity strengthening
  • pigs
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Author(s)

  • Deka, Ram Pratim
  • Das, Naba Kumar
  • Bayan, Baban
  • Rahman, Habibar
  • Dror, Iddo
  • Grace, Delia

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