Farm Implements for Small-scale Farmers in TanzaniaThis book deals with major issues related to hand- and ox-drawn farm implements for different farming systems and ecological areas in Tanzania. It is based on field visits in some ten Tanzanian regions. The study may shed some light on the relative importance of problems related to production and distribution of basic farm implements as an element of the crisis. preferred by Tanzanian peasants. The structure and conditions of the different levels of production and repair of farm implements in Tanzania, village blacksmiths, small-, medium- and large-scale production, are investigated. estimates for most hand- and ox-drawn implements in Tanzania. The structure and functioning of the distribution system for farm implements are also analyzed. activities of peasant farming in Tanzania, including supply of relevant implements, raw materials for local village production and repair of implements, and how to improve village connected transport through increased production of good quality ox-carts. |
Contents
List of Abbreviations | 7 |
List of References | 9 |
Introduction | 13 |
Agricultural Policy of Tanzania | 16 |
Chapter 1 | 22 |
List of Tables | 25 |
9 | 28 |
Chapter 2 | 73 |
6 The Regional Plough Population | 116 |
8 Regional OxCart Population 19751983 | 126 |
between Design and Demand | 127 |
1 UFI Regional Distribution of Raw | 142 |
2 The Production of OxCarts Wheel | 155 |
Chapter 5 | 160 |
1 RTC Stock Position Central Regional | 192 |
Chapter 3 | 110 |
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