Boyd, J.E.L. and Ayok, E.A. (1974) Farm Equipment Development Project, Daudawa, N.C. Nigeria. Technical Report. Intermediate Technology , London.
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Abstract
Information already available was co-ordinated to provide an outline of the pattern of agriculture in the project area. Weeding was identified as a labour bottleneck limiting crop production on farms employing animal draught for land preparation. Improvement in methods of weed control was made the primary objective of the project. Implements were developed for applying liquid and granular herbicides, for mechanical weeding, for harvesting groundnuts and for processing kenaf. Single ox harness for light draught work was introduced into the area. The more promising machines were demonstrated and tried out by local farmers. Four mechanical weeders, a groundnut lifter and single ox harness were found to be suitable for use in the northern states of Nigeria at the present time. All items were designed for local construction from easily available materials, using simple equipment. Prototypes were built at the project workshop, but additional machines for farmer testing were commissioned from local entrepreneurs as a step towards initiating local manufacture. Manufacturing instructions for the successful machines were drawn up in a form suitable for publication in different languages and for interpretation by non-engineers,
| Item Type: | Monograph (Technical Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Crop harvesting, Water lifting, Cereals, Sugar cane, cattle, P2750 |
| Author Affiliation: | Intermediate Technology Development Group, Project Officer |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Agricultural Engineering |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Ms Ishrath Durafsha |
| Date Deposited: | 21 May 2014 09:27 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2014 09:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13035 |
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