CHARACTERIZATION OF DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS OF MILK PROMOTION STRATEGIES IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN NIGER: CASE OF THE URBAN COMMUNITY OF NIAMEY AND RURAL DISTRICT OF FILINGUE

Livestock breeding and particularly milk production play a major role in poverty alleviation and economic growth.The present study aimed at Mesh Top characterizing the production systems and opening avenues for milk production in a (sub)urban [urban community of Niamey (UCN)] and in a rural environment [rural district of Filingue (RDF)] in Niger.In

Coir fiber is a natural fiber extracted from the husk of coconut.Coir geotextiles made from coir fibers which are biodegradable and eco-friendly are a good alternative to polymeric geotextile.Biodegradation is a factor which limits its civil engineering applications.Hence this study is made to explore the degradation rate of coir geotextiles embedd