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Economic viability of abattoirs in Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties of Kenya

Published

2019

Status

Open Access

Language

en

Countries

  • Kenya
Report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109931

Citation

Kirui, L., and Karugia, J.T. 2019. Economic viability of abattoirs in Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties of Kenya. Prepared for the Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP). Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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Author(s)

  • Kirui, Leonard
  • Karugia, Joseph T.

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