The Challenges of Animal Traction in Tanzania
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1999
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Abstract
After almost a century of activities related to the
development and use of animal traction in Tanzania,
many farmers are no closer to adopting the technology.
What is more disturbing is the realisation that neither the
farmers nor the government are near to finding lasting
solutions to many pressing problems confronting the use
of this technology in Tanzania.
This paper identifies the major challenges facing the
technology of animal traction, including constant
wavering in government policies and support towards
agriculture in general and animal traction in particular,
low adoption of the technology and institutional matters.
It is argued that most of the challenges facing animal
traction in Tanzania are a result of national policies that
have given too little attention to the needs of smallholder
farmers. Current government practices on economic
recovery programmes reflect a shift of priorities away
from the agricultural sector. The paper concludes that
the challenges facing animal traction in Tanzania can be
overcome if agriculture is regarded as the leading sector
in the national economy and enough support is provided
for its development.
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Farmers, Animal traction, Technology, Government policies, Agriculture
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Sosovele, H., 1999. The challenges of animal traction in Tanzania. Op. cit.