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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

ILRI presents at 10th World Conference of Animal Production






Steve Staal, Director of ILRI's Market Opportunities research theme, was among several ILRI scientists who spoke at the 10th World Conference of Animal Production (WCAP), which was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 23-28 November 2008.

His presentation was titled Smallholder dairy development: Implications for livelihoods. He noted that smallholder dairy farming remains competitive in many situations and is likely to retain a significant share of dairy production in future.

Smallholder Dairy Development: Implications for Livelihoods