Dairy market chains in indigenous communities of the Chimbo River Watershed

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2008

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The standard farm system in rural Upper Guanujo in the region of the Bolívar Province of Ecuador includes dairy cattle as one of the primary sources of income for residents in this area. Though per capita consumption of dairy products among Ecuadorians is the highest of the countries in the Andean Region of South America, widespread production for the domestic retail market is lacking in many areas of the country.

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Rural development, Income generation, Livelihoods, Markets, Small holder enterprise, Watershed management, Ecuador, Watershed

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Presented at the ASABE 21st Century Watershed Conference, Concepción, Chile, 29 March - 3 April 2008