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Animal power in farming system
In this comprehensive volume the experiences and lessons of the workshop are clearly presented. In addition, through their prepared papers ( 22 in English, 12 in French) participants describe and analyse their professional experiences in animal traction. Throughout these carefully edited proceedings run the themes of the diversity of experiences, the complexity of the farming systems and the desirability of greater information exchanges. This book, containing contribution from 51 authors, provides a wealth of idea and experiences on the problems and possibilities for development animal traction, and will be valuable to all those interested in this important field of agricultural development. Animal power in farming systems (L'énergie animale dans les systèmes
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Download workshop report and individual papers The workshop report and all the papers in this book are now available in PDF format to read on-line, download and/or print out. Most papers have file sizes between 150 kb and 500 kb. Depending on the speed of your connection, these files will take between one and four minutes to download. Papers with photographs generally have larger files and these are marked in yellow (over one megabyte) or red (over two megabytes) and these will take longer to download. Part 1: Report of the Network Part 2: Papers prepared for the NetworkshopThe potential for animal power in West Africa Farming systems in West Africa from animal traction perspectives Dunstan S C Spencer 91 The introduction, intensification and diversification of the use of animal power in West Africa farming system: implications at farm level (1,4MB) P Starkey 97 The selection and use of animal draft technology R C Gifford 116 The relevance of animal traction to the humid zone L Reymolds 119 Research on animal power at international centres Low-cost modifications of the traditional Ethiopia tine-plow for land-sharing and surface drainage of heavy clay soils: preliminary results from on-farm verification S Jutzi, F M Anderson and A Astatke 127 Modifications à bas prix de la charruc éhiopienne de travail du sol et de drainage de surface sur des sols argilcux et lourds: réultats préiminaires ď essais menés en milieu paysan S Jutzi, F M Anderson and A Astatke 133 Animal traction in improved farming systems for the semi-arid tropics: the ICRISAT experience in India and West Africa R K Bansal, M C Klaij and P G Serafini 139 Adapting animal power equipment in West Africa Développement et adaptation de ĺ éuipement de traction animale aux conditions locales ďu Déartement de Niamey S A S Harouna et R Imboden 151 Ĺ éuipement de la traction anīmale au univeau de ĺ Institut des Sciences Agro-Zootechniques (I.S.A.F.) Alassane Kesso DIallo 161 Animal power equipment at the farm level in The Gambia Sidi M Jarju, Dawda M Sarr and Alphu J Marong 165 Unitéde Production de Matériel Agricole (UPROMA) L A Afantonou 169 Animal power in Mali Traction animale au Mali D Zerbo et A Kantao 175 Use of animal power in West Africa farming systems: farms level problems and implications for research: perspectives from Mali S K Reddy 182Contraintes et améiorations de la traction animale en zone Mali-Sud: ĺ expéience de la DRSPR (1,2MB) M I Sangaré, C Ladrette, R R Mungoop et A Berthé 191 Evaluation rétrospective de la vulgarisation de la culture attelée au sein ď une opération de développment rural: cas de ĺ Opéation Arachide et Cultures Vivrières (OACV), Mali G Le Thiec 212 Animal power in Nigeria Economic implications of animal power at the small-scale level in the savannah zone of northern Nigeria: a linear programming simulation of farmer circumstances D O A Phillips, G O I Abalu and S A Ingawa 225 Utilization and management for work oxen in a Guinea-savannah environment in Nigeria; initial survey results E O Otchere, H U Ahmed, S A S Olorunju and M S Kallah 233 Animal power in SenegalEléments ď analyse de la situation actuelle de la culture attelée au Sénégal: perspectives ď études et de recherches M Havard et A Faye 241 Animal traction in Lower Casamance: technical aspects and socio-economic implications F Ndiame 253 La culture attelée dans les systèmes de production de la Basse Casemance: Aspects techniques et implications socio-éonomiques F Ndiamé 263 Animal power in Sierra Leone and Liberia Animal traction development strategies in Sierra Leone B H Kanu 277 The role of work oxen in swamp development in Sierra Leone S Leaman 288 The utilization and management of draft animals at farm level A B Bangura 293 The economics of animal power in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone: a case study of the work oxen introduction and credit programme H Corbel 299 Farmer social variables influencing the adopting of agricultural innovation in Sierra Leone M L S Gboku 311 An assessment of some aspects of work oxen use in Sierra Leone R D Bell and D C Kemp 320 Preliminary observations on the effect of draft work on growth and typanotolerance of N'Dama oxen S Ravindran 325 Animal power in TogoFeatures of animal traction adoption in Togo A S Westneat, A Klutse and K N Amegbeto 331 Caractérisques ď adoption de la traction animale au Togo A S Westneat, A Klutse and K N Amegbeto 340 Mechanical weeding with animal traction: some prerequisites P Lekezime 350 Introduction de la traction animale dans les systèmes ď exploitation agricole au Togo: le problème de ĺ approvisionnement en animaux de trait K Apetofia 353 Suivisanitaire des animaux de trait au Togo: situation et amélioration E Leroy 361 |
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The workshop on "Animal power in farming systems"
of the West Africa Animal Traction Network was unique in many ways. It brought
together people from 20 countries and a broad range of ecological zones. The
participants were specialists in widely differing fields: agricultural
engineering, agronomy, animal science, anthropology. economics, extension,
sociology, soil science and veterinary science. Their diversity of background
was matched by their differing roles in development, for they included
researchers, planners, administrators, aid-agency representatives and those
activity implementing agricultural development programmes. Their common link
was their purposeful interest in introducing, intensifying of diversifying the
use of animal power in farming systems. As a result, the atmosphere at the
workshop was linked to eighty experienced consultants from different agencies
and backgrounds all working intensely together to try to find technical and
organizational solutions to their common problems.
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