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Perfected yet rejected: animal-drawn wheeled
toolcarriers. 161p. ISBN 3-528-02034-2 |
| The book provides an illustrated history of three decades of research, development and promotion of animal-drawn wheeled toolcarriers. These implements have been universally hailed as
"successful" and yet farmer adoption has been extremely disappointing. Experiences in more than thirty different countries around the world are described and analysed, with information derived from national authorities, donor-assisted research and development projects and past and present manufacturers. The 100 photographs and drawings illustrate many features of fifty designs developed in Africa, Europe, India and Latin America. It is argued that repeated disappointments could have been avoided had there been more open discussion and more farmer involvement in research. What starts as a specific analysis relating to animal traction, broadens in scope, so that general lessons that are relevant to many current research and development organisations are highlighted. A well-researched, thought-provoking book that should be read not just by those concerned with animal traction, but by those concerned with agricultural development in the third
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Perfected yet rejected: animal-drawn wheeled
toolcarriers. GTZ, Eschborn and Vieweg, Braunschweig, Germany. 161p. ISBN 3-528-02034-2 Published
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For researchers and development workers who need to access to this publication, the various chapters are available to download. Some chapters contain many photographs, and the file sizes are quite large. Chapter
1: Summary
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