Adoption of dairy-draught technology in a mixed crop/livestock farming system â A case study from Ethiopia

C.E.S. Larsen; T. Kumsa; A. Tegegne

Adoption of dairy-draught technology in a mixed crop/livestock farming system â A case study from Ethiopia

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C.E.S. Larsen

C.E.S. Larsen ¹Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), 2 Groennegaardsvej, DK-1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark

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T. Kumsa

T. Kumsa ²Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation (EARO), P.O.Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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A. Tegegne

A. Tegegne ³International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086865185_007

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Farming systems based on ox-cultivation are quite demanding for grazing land. They are normally situated in areas with favourable conditions for cropping as well as cattle holding. Such areas are often densely populated and characterised by high population growth and diminishing landholdings. On-station research conducted by ILRI and EARO have shown that using crossbred dairy cows for both milk production and draught work is a feasible technology as long as the increased energy requirement is met by adequate feeding. On-farm research conducted from 1995 â 1998 with 50 farmers stratified in three different resource endowment groups showed that adoption rate of the dairy-draught technology was low during the trial and halted completely shortly after the end of the trial. Milk yields differed significantly among resource endowment groups with cows from rich farmers performing best followed by cows from medium and poor farmers, respectively. Days to first post partum oestrus and calving interval were similar for the groups, but tended to increase over time. The reasons for low adoption of dairy-draught technology were numerous, the most important being: Unwillingness to use the cows for ploughing, inadequate feeding, no alternative investment opportunities, land scarcity not perceived as a prevailing problem in the area and the chosen research approach.

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Working animals in agriculture and transport

A collection of some current research and development observations

Series:Â EAAP Technical Series, Volume: 6

Cover Working animals in agriculture and transport

E-Book ISBN:: 9789086865185

Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 10 Oct 2003

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  - Animal & Veterinary

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