Research on the draught animal power systems in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia animal traction has been an integral part of agricultural production for centuries. Pairs of Oxen have been employed to pull an ard plough (`Maresha') for seedbed preparation. Implement development for primary and secondary cultivation was the main focus until the end of the 70s. Some wo...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Astatke, A.
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Livestock Centre for Africa 1993
Subjects:	draught animals animal power traditional technology research programmes farm equipment yields wheat fertilizers cows
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49958