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A Farming
Systems Support Project Networkshop March 3-8, 1985, Kara, Togo
187 pages, Published 1985. 
Animal traction in a farming systems
perspective
prepared by
Susan Poats, John Lichte, James Oxley Sandra Russo and Paul Starkey
Section 1 Introduction and networkshop overview 3
An overview of FSR/E and a conceptual framework for the networkshop 7
Section 2 Keynote presentations
Systems experience related to livestock H Zandstra 11 Animal traction research and extension in Africa: an overview P Starkey 19 Report on CIMMYT Networkshop on draught power and animal feeding S Russo 29
Section 3 Animal traction project experience 32
Sierra Leone - P Starkey and B Kanu 35 The Gambia - S Owens 37 Burkina Faso - V Barrett 39 Senegal - A Faye 43 Togo - K Apetofia and A Westneat 47 Field trip reports and projects involved in animal traction in Togo 51
Section 4 Summaries of small group discussions (1.4MB)
Group 1. Precondition for successful adoption
P Starkey 67
Group 2. Feeding resources and animal feeding
S Russo 76
Group 3. Methodologies for on-farm experimentation with animals
J Oxley 82
Group 4. Management of Technology
J Lichte 85
Group 5. Monitoring and evaluation
J Lichte 88
Section 5 The wrap-up
Comments on the networkshop by the resource persons 91 Workshop evaluation 96 Future networking activities 99
Section 6 Appendices (3MB)
1. List of participants and addresses 101
2. Abbreviations and acronyms 101
3. Closing speech 107
4. Cable from USAID/Togo 109
5. Voice of America news cable 111
6. Animal traction project interventions 113
7. Information sources on animal traction 125
8. Documentation center 129
9. Bibliography 131
10. Networkshop program 161
11. The design and testing of improved livestock technology for mixed farms
H Zandstra 165
