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Animal Traction in Tanzania

Resources available on animal traction in Tanzania The following documents relating to animal traction in Tanzania 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. The challenges of animal traction in Tanzania by H Sosovele Donkey traction in Tanzania: some critical issues by Hussein Sosovele Entrepreneurship in animal traction: empowering rural initiatives by R.M. Shetto, S. Mkomwa and T.E. Simalenga Animal traction in Tanzania: experience, trends and priorities by Starkey P and Mutagubya W Animal-drawn punch planters: a key technology for smallholder agricultural development in the 21st Century by T.W. Scheidweiler The status and potential of donkeys in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania by G Mwakitwange, S Haule, M Massunga and M Sizya Sasakawa Global 2000 and household-located animal traction centres in Tanzania by Mark Lyimo The economic impact of pack donkeys in Makete, Tanzania by Niklas Sieber Pack donkeys, bicycles and carts: a case-study from Sukumaland in north-west Tanzania by Ally M Ngendello and W C SHeemskerk Constraints to the adoption of animal traction weeding technology in Mbeya Region, Tanzania by Loewen-Rudgers, E Rempel, J Harder and K Klassen Harder Weed control by draft animals: experiences in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania by R M Shetto, E M Kwiligwa, S Mkomwa and M Massunga Participatory research on oxen-drawn weeders in Lake Zone, Tanzania by E B Wella and A C W Roeleveld On-farm participatory research on ox-powered weeding technology in Sukumaland, Tanzania by A M Ngendello, E B Wella and A C W Roeleveld Women's participation in weed control with draft animals in Mbeya, Tanzania by M Sizya Women, weeding and agriculture in Iringa Region, Tanzania by H J M Shimba The design and operation of animal-drawn weeding implements in Tanzania by A K Kayumbo Reduced ridge system to improve productivity and weed control: trials in Nigeria and Tanzania by A R Stokes Constraints to the adoption of animal-powered weeding technology in Tanzania by H Sosovele The introduction of animal-powered weeding technology in Morogoro Region, Tanzania by John A C Steel Changing agricultural policy in Tanzania by Jim Crees Experience in the promotion of animal-powered weeding in Tanga Region, Tanzania by A Makwanda, M S Shemdoe and M Msagusa Introduction of ox-drawn weeders in Maswa District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania by Ruben R Mungroop, Omari H Bori and Masanja Kalabo The promotion of animal traction and weeding technologies in Mbozi, Tanzania by K Mongomongo and N Gembe Animal power for weed control: experiences of MATI Mlingano, Tanga, Tanzania by A M E Mshana and R S S Mduma Farmers' experiences with weeding technology in Mwanga, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania by George K Madundo and Anno Galema Animal traction and market conditions: a case study from south-western Tanzania and northern Zambia by Torben Birch-Thomsen Environmental impact of animal traction in Rukwa Region, Tanzania by A M Kilemwa Informal farmers' knowledge in animal traction: case studies from the southern highlands of Tanzania by E Kwilligwa, J Rock, M Massunga and M Sizya The supply of animal-drawn implements in Tanzania by S Mkomwa and R M Shetto Animal traction development in Iringa Region, Tanzania: project approaches and future requirements by R Mwanakulya The development of animal traction in Tanzania in recent years by R N Mtunze and M G Lyimo Rainwater harvesting technologies for agricultural production: A case for Dodoma, Tanzania by N. Hatibu and H. Mahoo Animal traction use in Tabora Region, Tanzania by A P B Luziga, S Nyakalo and T E Simalenga Care and management of work oxen in Tanzania: initial survey results by G J M Mgaya, T E Simalenga and N Hatibu The use of animal-drawn cultivators for maize production in the southern highlands of Tanzania by E M Kwiligwa1, R M Shetto1 and D J Rees2 Techniques and implements for weeding with draft animals in Tanzania by A K Kayumbo Improving animal-powered tillage systems in Tanzania by A K Kayumbo Development of an animal-drawn puddler for rice production on the Usangu Plains of Tanzania by M L Lecca, I A Kinyaga and J B Bunyinyiga Improving the distribution of animal traction implements in Mbeya Region, Tanzania by J Y Jumbe Women and animal traction in Mbeya Region of Tanzania: a gender and development approach by K Marshall and M Sizya* Women and animal traction technology: experiences of the Tanga Draft Animal Project, Tanzania by Andrew C Makwanda Transfer of animal traction technology: lessons from project experiences in Zimbabwe, Cameroon and Tanzania by René Fischer* Transfer of animal traction technology: cultural and social issues in Tarime District, Tanzania by Hussein Sosovele Towards a sustainable system for animal traction technology transfer: experiences from Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania by A Galema A note on issues to be addressed in the transfer of animal traction technology in Tanzania by R L S Urasa Transfer of animal traction technology in Mbozi District, Tanzania by Godfrey Mwakitwange Improving animal-drawn transport technology in Tanzania: work on ox carts and bearings by Felix K Mujemula* A note on the use of donkeys for rural road maintenance in Tanga Region, Tanzania by René Fischer* Constraints to the adoption of animal traction weeding technology in the Mbeya Region in Tanzania by L Loewen-Rudgers, E Rempel, J Harder and K K Harder Woman and animal traction Mbeya region of Tanzania: development approach (1.4MB) by K.Marshall and M. Sizy Draft animal power technologies, their scope and relevance to women farmers in Tanzania by Errine Tukae Njiku 47
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Animal traction contacts in Tanzania Tanzania Association for Draught Animal Power (Attn Dr Nuhu HATIBU) Department of Agricultural Engineering Sokoine University of Agriculture PO Box 3003, Morogoro, TANZANIA Tel: + 255-56-4562 or 4617; Fax: + 255-56-4562 Email: nhatibu@suanet.ac.tz Richard Shetto Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security PO Box 9192 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255 22 286 2003 Fax: +255 22 286 0450 Email: rmshetto@yahoo.co.uk Patrick MAKUNGU Department of Agricultural Engineering TADAP Sokoyne Univiversity of Agriculture PO Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania Tel + 255 23 260 4216 Mobile: 0744 376 375 Email: pjmakungu@yahoo.com Saidi MKOMWA SEAZ Agricultural Equipment PO Box 2607, Mbeya TANZANIA Phone/fax + 255-65-4421 Email: smkomwa@hotmail.com Click here to e-mail your ideas to web-liaison@atnesa.org

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