Animal traction for agricultural development
475 pages and 400 illustrations including 175 photos All
participants prepared written contributions in which technical, social and
economic aspects of animal traction were presented and analysed, and a total of
60 edited papers are presented in the second half of this book, and all of these
can now be downloaded from this website. Half the papers were written in English
and half were written in French, and all have abstracts in both languages, and
this will assist the exchange of information between anglophone and francophone
specialists. The papers are
wide-ranging, dealing with research on animal traction, the development of
animal-drawn implements and animal-powered equipment, the economics of animal
traction, constraints to animal traction development, the impact of animal
traction within the farming systems of different countries, gender issues and
various strategies for animal traction development. This book, containing
contributions from 82 authors from 24 countries provides a weath of ideas and
experiences concerning animal traction, and will be valuable to all those
interested in this important field of agricultural development.
edited by
Paul Starkey and Adama Faye
Published 1988. ISBN 92-9081-046-7
The
West Africa Animal Traction Network aims to foster the use of animal power for
agricultural development and actively encourages the exchange of information and
cooperation among its members in West Africa and elsewhere. One means to
facilitate such liaison is through technical workshops, and this book derives
from the third international workshop of the West Africa Animal Traction
Network. Specialists in animal traction from 24 countries met to learn from each
other's experiences in the field of animal traction research, development,
extension and training. The first part of this book summarises workshop
activities and conclusions, and both English and French versions of these
reports can be downloaded here.
E-mail: cta@cta.nl URL:
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All the papers in this book, as well as the
workshop reports, are now
available in PDF format to read on-line, download and/or print out. Most
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of your connection, these files will take between one and four minutes to
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Preface
Part 1: Report of the workshop
Summary of workshop activities P Starkey and A Faye 18 Compte-rendu des séances et activités de l'atelier P Starkey and A Faye 30 Networking announcement 46 Petites announces du Réseau 52 List of workshop participants: Liste des participants 59 Workshop evaluation P H Starkey and M P Starkey 64 Evaluation de ľ atelier P H Starkey et M P Starkey 74 Statues of the West Africa Animal Traction Network 80 Les Statues du Réseau Ouest African sur la Traction Animale 83
Part 2: Papers prepared for the workshop
Keynote paper and overviews: animal traction in West Africa and elsewhere
Animal traction for agricultural development in West Africa: production, impact, profitability and constraints (2MB) P Starkey 90 Les project de développment de la traction animale: constraints liées à ľ animal et voies ď intervention prioritaires P Lhoste 115 Effects dynamiques de la traction animale dans les systèmes de production D Bordet 124 Overcoming constraints to animal traction through a collaborative research network M R Goe 136 La gestion de la carrière des bovins de traits P Lhoste 144 The impact of animal traction on women M R Nelson-Fyle and R Sandhu 153 Using sxuence to understand the biological constraints that limit work animal productivity A J Smith 156
Profitability of animal traction: studies in Morocco, Guinea, Togo, Benin, Senegal and Ghana
Rentabilité de la traction nimale dans
les petites exploitations marocaines
B Elhimdy et J Chiche
162
La rentabilité du labout attelé dans la sous-préfecture
de Bangouya, Guinée
E Huybens 168
Etude comparative de rentabilité de la culture manuelle et de la
culture attelé au Togo
K N Amegbeto 174
Impact socio-économique de la traction animale das la province de
ľ Atacora, Bénin
S J Kokoye 186
Rôle de mécanisation dans ľ intensification de ľ agriculture
en Basse Casamance, Sénégal
F Ndlame, D Coulibaly et A
Fall 192
Profitability assessment of animal traction investment: the case of
northeastern Ghana
A Panin 201
Developing equipment for animal traction: Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Zambia, Brazil, India
Etude de deux outils attelés: réduction des constraintes de travail du sol en zone sèehe G Le Thiec et D Bordet 210 Le travail à la dent sur sol gravillonnaire au Sénégal M Sene et P Garin 218 Local production of animal-drawn implements K B Van Dam 224 The need for standardized producers to test ox-drawn implement: experience from Zambia R A Meijer and K Chelemu 226 Animal power production and mechanism for linking animals to machines T Thomas 230 Le semis direct sous mulch dans les petites exploitations du Sud-bréstilien H Schmitz 237 Workload constraints: the measurement and interpretations of mechanical factors D C Kemp 242
Animal traction in Senegal: impact, constraint and experiences
Application ď une méthode simple de suivi et ď evaluation de la culture attelée au Bassin Arachidier, Sénégal M Havard 248 Rôle des forgerons traditionnels dans la maintenance du matériel de traction animale en Basse Casamance, Sénégal A Fall et F Ndlame 256 Adoption et principales constraintes à la diffusion des équipments de traction animale en Basse Casamance, Sénégal A Fall 267 Ĺ impact du crédit sur la traction animale: analysis critique du Crédit Spécial du Project PIDAC en Basse Casamance, Sénégal F Ndlame 284 Disponibilité des animaux de trait et constraites structurelles en Basse Casamance M L Sonko 294
Animal traction in the Gambia: impact, constraint and experiences
A note on animal traction research and development activities in the Gambia P A Cham 306 Post-cultivation constraints to increasing productivity using animal traction in the Gambia D Sarr 308 Socio-economic constraints to the use of animal traction for rainfed rice production in the Gambia A Jhoes 310 Foaling and mortality of equines in the Gambia: a national survey J Sowe, B Gai, J Sumberg and E Gilbert 315
Animal traction in Sierra Leone: impact, constraint and experiences
Constraints to the extension of draft animal technology in the farming system of Sierra Leone A B Bangura 324 Overcoming some animal health constraints to work oxen in Sierra Leone through a revolving fund W Mckinlay 328 Ĺ approvisionnement en animaux de trait: contrainte à ľ extension de la traction animale en Sierra Leone D Barrfaud 332 Village level engineering: the importnance of the blacksmith in supporting animal traction and agricultural production A H Kanu 334 Social constraints to the adoption and expansion of work in Sierra Leone M S Bah 337
Animal traction in Togo: impact, constraint and experiences
La culture attelteé au Togo: données statistiques I Sabi 344 Les constraintes de la culture attelteé observées par la Société Togolaise de Coton L T Lawson 348 Usure des pièces travvaillantes des éqipments de culture attelteé at Togo K Apetofia et L A Dogbe 350 Impact de la traction animale en Côte ď Ivoire O Zana 359
Animal traction in Nigeria: impact, constraint and experiences
Animal traction in Nigeria: impact, constraints, and current initiatives S Bako and S Ingawa 366 Animal traction technology in northern Nigeria: a survey of constraints and a model of prospects D O A Phillip, G O I Abalu, A A Aganga and A O Aduku 370 Animal power for agricultural production in Nigeria E S Gwani 376 A note on the draft animals used in northern Nigeria A L Katsina 381 Observations on animal power utilization in the farming systems of northern Nigeria J O Gefu, H U Ahmed, E O Otchere and S A S Olorunju 382
Animal traction in Mali: impact, constraint and experiences
Impact de la culture attelteé dans la zone ľ Opération Haute Vallée du Niger, Mali C Sidibe 388 La traction animale dans la zone ľ Opération Haute Vallée, Mali: utilisation ct constraintes B Kone 393 Présentation du project Centre ď Animation Rurale Mixte (CARM), Mali B Traore 396 Ĺ impact de la traction animale: cas des préts "Premier Equipement" das la région Mali-Sud M I Sangare et A Traore 399
Animal traction in Niger: impact, constraint and experiences
Constraintes à ľ utilisation de la traction animale au Niger M Tchougoune 408 The development of animal traction equipment adopted to the rainfed areas J E Ashburner and Y Mamane 413 The potential impact if the use of animal traction on millet-based cropping systems in the Sahel M C Klaji and P G Serafini 422
Animal traction in Cameroon and Zaïre: impact, constraint and experiences
The impact of animal traction for production in a permanent farming system in North-West Cameroon: the role of the PAFSAT Project N M Wilfred 432 Expériences en Traction bovine du Project Rural Diocésain, Zaïre D S Kabeya 435
Animal traction in Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania: impact, constraint and experiences
Historical and present constraints to the use of animal traction in Zambia H J Dibbits and M Sindazi 444 A note on the impact of animal traction in Zambia K Chiteta 450 The impact of the oxenization programme in the North-Western Province of Zambia D L Soko 452 Reducing present constraints to the use of animal power in Kenya S O Onyango 455 Constraints to the adoption of animal traction weeding technology in the Mbeya Region in Tanzania L Loewen-Rudgers, E Rempel, J Harder and K K Harder 460
Abbreviation and acronyms: Abreviations et sigles
