Resources available on animal traction in
Kenya
The following documents relating to animal traction in Kenya can be viewed
and/or downloaded in pdf format: Some of these documents derive from ATNESA
workshops or the workshops of the West Africa Animal Traction Network. Some have
been prepared by animal traction specialists for other collaborating
organisations or networks.
(If you do not have
Adobe Acrobat 4 which is needed to view and print these pdf files, you can
download it free of charge from http://www.adobe.com)
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.
Farmer-led adoption of ox weeding in Machakos District, Kenya
by Kate Wellard and Mike Mortimore
Possible use of wild animals in provision of draught power in the 21st Century
by R. M. Mwanzia
Comparison of haematological changes and strongyle faecal egg counts in donkeys in Kiambu district,
Kenya
by A.K. Lewa, T.A. Ngatia, W.K. Munyua and N.E. Maingi
Pathological lesions associated with internal parasitosis in donkeys in Kiambu district, Kenya
by A.K. Lewa, T.A. Ngatia, W.K. Munyua and N.E. Maingi
Animal powered transport of goods in a diverse temporal and spatial environment: a case study of
Lari, Central Kenya
by J Mutua and J N Mwangi
Animal-powered weeding: experience in western Kenya
by Phares Odiewuor Okello and Barasa Sitati Wasike
Participatory technology development for animal traction: experiences from a semi-arid area of Kenya
by David Mellis, Harriet Matsaert and Boniface Mwaniki
Animal traction and sustainable soil productivity in Kenya
by Isaiah I C Wakindiki
A note on gender issues in draft animal technology: experiences from Nyanza, Kenya
by William Onyango Ochido
A note on weed control in Machakos District, Kenya
by C O Mwanda
Donkey power in the context of smallholder mechanisation and agribusiness in Kenya
by Pascal Kaumbutho, Elizabeth Waithanji and A Karimi
Some challenges to the use of donkeys in Kenya
by Joseph Mutua
The use of donkeys for transport in Kajiado, Kenya
by Jo Leyland
Socio-economic and gender issues in draft animal technology: a lady farmer’s commentary
by T.B. Ngamau
A note on the potential profitability of animal traction in Nakuru District, Kenya
by Paul Mugo Maina
Tillage and weed control on medium potential lands in Kenya
by J M Kahumbura
Women's access to animal traction technology: cases studies from Darfur, Sudan and Turkana, Kenya
by Simon Croxton
Work on animal power harness technology in Kenya
by Luurt Oudman
Reducing present constraints to the use of animal power in Kenya
by S O Onyango
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