Does backyard-keeping of native sows by smallholders in Quezon, Philippines, offer sustainability benefits compared to more intensive management of exotic sow breeds?

The present study in Quezon, Philippines, assessed the sustainability of small-scale production systems, based either on native or on exotic sow breeds, using different survey tools in a socio-economic approach. In two research periods, data sets with 49 and 68 households, respectively, all smallhol...

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Main Authors: Philipp C. Muth, Inga K. Pöhlmann, Sangeun Bae, Christoph Reiber, Orville L. Bondoc, Anne Valle Zárate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:https://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/202002281033