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Animal power for weed control Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa
Animal power for weed control: web version edited by Paul Starkey and Timothy Simalenga Papers from the 'Animal power for weed control' resource book are being made available in PDF format that can be read on-line, printed and/or saved to your computer. The ones in blue can now be accessed in this way by clicking on them. The ones in black are not yet available in PDF format (but they will be). Most of these PDF papers have file sizes between 150 kb and 250 kb. Depending on the speed of your connection, these files may take between one and four minutes to download. Larger files are marked ** and will take longer. (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)	Back to ATNESA Home Page

Overview papers Animal power for weed control: experiences and challenges (NB 290 kb file). T E Simalenga and R M Shetto Animal power for weed control: a technical review Piet Stevens Participatory research Constraints to the adoption of animal traction weeding technology in Mbeya Region, Tanzania L Loewen-Rudgers, E Rempel, J Harder and K Klassen Harder Weed control by draft animals: experiences in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania (NB 320 kb file) R M Shetto, E M Kwiligwa, S Mkomwa and M Massunga Participatory research on oxen-drawn weeders in Lake Zone, Tanzania E B Wella and A C W Roeleveld On-farm participatory research on ox-powered weeding technology in Sukumaland, Tanzania A M Ngendello, E B Wella and A C W Roeleveld Research on weed control using animal power undertaken by IAE, Zimbabwe Irvine Chatizwa and Radboud Vorage Animal-powered reduced tillage and weed control methods in Zimbabwe S Chikura Women, weeding and gender issues Women’s participation in weed control with draft animals in Mbeya, Tanzania M Sizya Gender issues in animal draft power weeding technology in Zambia E A Sakala Women, weeding and agriculture in Iringa Region, Tanzania H J M Shimba Implement design and testing Elements of design and evaluation of animal-drawn weeders (NB 340 kb file) Brian G Sims Development of a donkey-pulled toolframe for weeding (NB 430 kb file) Jürgen Hagmann The development and assessment of a donkey-drawn weeder in Niger F Emhardt and H D Kutzbach Animal-powered weeders in Africa: interactions between design, manufacture and operation 124 F M Inns Animal-drawn herbicide applicators for use in small-scale farmer weed control systems Richard M Fowler The design and operation of animal-drawn weeding implements in Tanzania 133 A K Kayumbo Reduced ridge system to improve productivity and weed control: trials in Nigeria and Tanzania 136 A R Stokes Animal-drawn weeders for weed control in India 140 H S Biswas, D S Rajput and R S Devnani Design requirements for animal-drawn weeders 147 G J Poesse and P van Rumpt Test procedures for animal-powered weeding equipment 149 Nelson Chisenga A methodical approach for evaluating animal-powered weeding technologies 159 T E Simalenga, P J Makungu and T J Wilcocks Tanzania: situation reviews and extension experiences Constraints to the adoption of animal-powered weeding technology in Tanzania, 166 H Sosovele The introduction of animal-powered weeding technology in Morogoro Region, Tanzania, 174 John A C Steel Changing agricultural policy in Tanzania, 178 Jim Crees Experience in the promotion of animal-powered weeding in Tanga Region, Tanzania, 179 A Makwanda, M S Shemdoe and M Msagusa Introduction of ox-drawn weeders in Maswa District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania, 183 Ruben R Mungroop, Omari H Bori and Masanja Kalabo The promotion of animal traction and weeding technologies in Mbozi, Tanzania, 189 K Mongomongo and N Gembe Animal power for weed control: experiences of MATI Mlingano, Tanga, Tanzania, 192 A M E Mshana and R S S Mduma Farmers’ experiences with weeding technology in Mwanga, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, 195 George K Madundo and Anno Galema Extension experiences in Zambia Animal power for weed control: experiences in Zambia, 198 Emmanuel Mwenya Training and extension for animal traction and animal-powered weeding in Zambia, 201 Kenneth Chelemu A scheme for training extension workers on animal power for weed control, 203 Palabana Animal Draft Power Programme, Zambia Procedures for evaluating and promoting animal-drawn weed control implements in Zambia, 206 Piet Stevens Weeding with draft animal power in Kaoma District, Zambia, 209 Nawa Siyambango and Martin van Leeuwen Animal power for weed control in Kaoma District, Zambia, 213 Andrew K Muma A note on weeding demonstrations in northern Zambia, 218 Margaret K Lombe Southern Africa: situation analyses and reviews Weed control by smallholder farmers in Ciskei, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, 220 A B D Joubert Weeding technologies and possibilities for improving animal-powered weeding in Swaziland, 224 J K Rwelamira Animal power for weed control: experiences in Zimbabwe, 229 Irvine Chatizwa and Raymond M Nazare The use of animal power for weed control in Malawi, 235 J C Mbalule East Africa situation analyses and reviews Farmer-led adoption of ox weeding in Machakos District, Kenya, 238 Kate Wellard and Mike Mortimore Animal-powered weeding: experience in western Kenya, 241 Phares Odiewuor Okello and Barasa Sitati Wasike A note on weed control in Machakos District, Kenya, 244 C O Mwanda Animal traction in Arua District, Uganda, with particular reference to weeding, 246 Alastair Taylor Some factors affecting animal-powered weeding in Uganda, 252 John Olupot Approaches to animal power development in Uganda, 254 Henry Smuts E Ojirot Weed control methods used in Ethiopia, 256 Kebede Desta West Africa: economic issues and technology assessment Farm-level economic benefits of using oxen for plowing and weeding in Sierra Leone, 260 Bai H Kanu On-farm evaluation of weed control technologies in direct-seeded rice in The Gambia, 269 Thomas R Remington and Joshua L Posner Back to ATNESA Home Page


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