African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
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Safety of horticultural and livestock products in two medium-sized cities of Mali and Burkina Faso

Hamadoun Amadou
  • Hamadoun Amadou
  • Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Kassel and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Steinstrasse 19, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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Christian Hülsebusch
  • Christian Hülsebusch
  • Deutsches Institut für Tropische und Subtropische Landwirtschaft GmbH, Steinstrasse 19, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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Abou Berthe
  • Abou Berthe
  • Institut d’Economie Rurale, B.P. 262 Bamako, Mali.
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Eva Schlecht
  • Eva Schlecht
  • Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Kassel and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Steinstrasse 19, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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  •  Accepted: 29 January 2014
  •  Published: 13 February 2014

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