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This presentation deals with the prospects for technology transfer and specifically with the anthropological and cultural considerations related to this work. The anthropological work was done by Dr. Alula Pankhurst, Addis Ababa University. Some farmers are more innovative than others. Some farme...


Shapiro, Barry I.[Social and cultural attitudes towards adoption of cow traction]Social and cultural attitudes towards adoption of cow traction

To test the feasibility of the use of dairy cows for draft the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) in Ethiopia have studied a herd of F1 Friesien x Boran crossbred cows on-station over three years together with on-farm experiments an...


Zerbini, E.Gebre-Wold, A.Shapiro, Barry I.[The potential of cow traction in the East African highlands]The potential of cow traction in the East African highlands

Smallholder whole-farm productivity could be increased, and a more sustainable farming system could be established, if dairy cows could also be used for draught work. On-station results over a three-year period indicated that when dairy-draught cows were adequately fed, milk production was not si...


Zerbini, E.Shapiro, Barry I.Larsen, C.E.S.Gebre-Wold, A.[Dairy-draught cows performance and implications for adoption]Dairy-draught cows performance and implications for adoption

Production performance of cows is an important factor which determines whether cows are adopted for draft power. Working cows could perform at higher levels of efficiency than oxen, but only if nutrient inputs are adequate to meet their greater requirements, and milk production and reproduction a...


Zerbini, E.Gebre-Wold, A.Shapiro, Barry I.[Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands]Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands

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