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Animal Traction in Namibia

Resources available on animal traction in Namibia The following documents relating to animal traction in Namibia 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. Reports Donkey population and management for utility in relationship to environmental degradation and traffic accidents in north central Namibia. Report of a National Survey carried out from 17 November 2002 to 14 February 2003. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development (MAWRD), Windhoek, Namibia in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement (MLARR), Harare, Zimbabwe. 2003 by Bertha Mudamburi, Jonas Chigariro, Enny S Namalambo and Ringson J Chitsiko Click here for full report: small file with full text but low-resolution pictures 320k Click here for full report: larger file with full text and medium resolution pictures 1Mb Workshop papers Draught animal power: experiences of farmer training in the northern communal areas of Namibia by J. Mulanda, E. Mwenya and E. Namalambo Challenges of animal traction in the 21st Century: the experiences from various projects in the North Central Division of Namibia by P. Talavera History and utilisation of donkeys in Namibia by Emmanuel Mwenya and Godfried Keib Donkey traction in north central Namibia by Nestor Haufiku, Sylvanus Naunyango and Christophe Rigourd Donkeys as an alternative draft power source for women in Kavango, Namibia by Frans Itepu Introducing animal-drawn cultivators in north Namibia: preliminary results and reasons for hope by Imalwa Veikko and Carole Pitois Conservation tillage with animal traction for soil-water management and environment sustainability in Namibia by Percy Misika and Emmanuel Mwenya Investigating into soil fertility in the North Central regions by C. Rigourd and T. Sappe Soil fertility and minimum tillage equipment’s trials in the North Central, Namibia by C. Rigourd, T. Sappe and P. Talavera
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See also Conservation Tillage report and proceedings
Animal traction contacts in Namibia Ms Enny Namalambo Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development (MAWRD) PO Box 20781, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: +264 61 2087024; Fax: +264-61-2087768 NamalamboE@mawrd.gov.na Ms Bertha Mudamburi Neudamm Agric College, University of Namibia Private Bag 13188, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: + 264 61 206 4095; Fax: +264 61 208 7768 Bmudamburi@unam.na See also the tributes to Emmanuel Mwenya 1957-2004 Click here to e-mail your ideas to web-liaison@atnesa.org

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