-
Small-scale mechanization advancing farming systems to improve food, nutrition, and income security in Ethiopia
June 19, 2015 Editor 0
From 1-5 June, farmers from different Africa RISING sites were trained in using small two-wheel multi-purpose tractors as part of an Africa RISING project led by CIMMYT.
Increasing smallholder farmer production through the adoption of modern agricultural practices and technologies is a key to meet productivity targets. Proper technologies can ameliorate the efficiency of seed and fertilizer use, as well as reduce labour time and post-harvest losses, as they increase grain quality and incomes.
As technological advancements have zoomed in recent decades, farmers in rural part of Ethiopia have taken advantage of introduction to streamline their farming operations and maximize outputs.
Overcoming traditional farming methods so that proven new technologies can be taken to scale through the extension system is another fundamental obstacle.
In this perspective, appropriate enhancements to increase Ethiopian agricultural productivity should focus on appropriate land-saving techniques and technologies, i.e. increasing crop yields per unit of land. It should be noted here that crop yields on farmers’ plots of land are low not because of farmer incompetence but because of lack of suitable inputs.
Read the full story by Zelalem Girma from the Ethiopian Herald newspaper
See also:
- I live near a river and will use the tractor to pump water to irrigate my land
- The two-wheel tractor saves time and energy; it ploughs twice as fast as my oxen
Related Posts
Gender and water technologies use for irrigation and multiple purposes in Ethiopia
Advancing the gender agenda in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
Towards coenurosis control: Practical training on dogs faecal examination techniques in Ethiopia
Community gender profiles help target small ruminant value chain interventions in Ethiopia
Understanding gender roles in small ruminant health management in Ethiopia
African Dairy Genetic Gains Program: Innovative private-public partnership for sustainable dairy productivity in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Categories: Agriculture
Tourism development activities in Chisuma communal area in Hwange Rural District, Zimbabwe Photovoltaic cells energy performance enhancement with down-converting photoluminescence phosphors
Subscribe to our stories
Recent Posts
- Entrepreneurial Alertness, Innovation Modes, And Business Models in Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises December 30, 2021
- The Strategic Role of Design in Driving Digital Innovation June 10, 2021
- Correction to: Hybrid mosquitoes? Evidence from rural Tanzania on how local communities conceptualize and respond to modified mosquitoes as a tool for malaria control June 10, 2021
- BRIEF FOCUS: Optimal spacing for groundnuts in smallholder farming systems June 9, 2021
- COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on the achievements of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa June 9, 2021
Categories
Archives
Popular Post-All time
- A review on biomass-based... 1k views
- Can blockchain disrupt ge... 762 views
- Apply Now: $500,000 for Y... 755 views
- Prize-winning projects pr... 716 views
- Test Your Value Propositi... 688 views