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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Impact of cooperatives on smallholder dairy farmers’ income in Kenya

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Article: 2291225 | Received 21 Mar 2023, Accepted 30 Nov 2023, Published online: 07 Dec 2023

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