Smallholder pig production systems along a periurban-rural gradient in the Western provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Smallholder pig production systems along a periurban-rural gradient in the Western provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pigs are raised almost exclusively by smallholders either in periurban areas of major cities such as Kinshasa or in rural villages. Unfortunately, little information is available regarding pig production in the Western part of the DRC, wherefore a surve...

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Main Authors: Bienvenu Kambashi, Pascale Picron, Christelle Boudry, André Théwis, Honoré Kiatoko, Jérôme Bindelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Subjects:
pig rearing
smallholder farming
feeding strategies
Online Access:http://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2014020344851

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