Draft animal power: Agricultural Development trends in Ethiopia

dc.creator	Astatke, A.
dc.creator	Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
dc.date	1995
dc.date	2014-10-31T06:09:10Z
dc.date	2014-10-31T06:09:10Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T17:03:55Z
dc.description	Animal traction has been used for land preparation and seed covering since third millennium B.C. in Ethiopia and has continued to the present day without significant changes. The traditional implement, the `maresha' pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke is unique to Ethiopian and has not spread to neighboring countries. Research to replace the `maresha' and multi purpose use of animal power have been tried out at different places in the country, but had little success in its adoption. To feed the increasing population of the country and curtail the alarming land degradation, the traditional agricultural system has to change to a more productive system. The role of animal traction in this intensification process could be enormous.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50404
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/141180
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Khon Kaen University
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.subject	draught animals
dc.subject	animal power
dc.subject	cows
dc.subject	draught animal cultivation
dc.subject	carts
dc.title	Draft animal power: Agricultural Development trends in Ethiopia
dc.type	Conference Paper

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