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Animal Traction
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Animal Traction is an appropriate, affordable and sustainable technology that is increasingly being used in the countries of eastern and southern Africa. Cattle and donkeys are the main draft animals. They provide smallholder farmers with vital power for cultivation and transport. ATNESA (Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa) was formed in 1990 to improve information exchange and regional co-operation relating to animal draft power. The network aims to unite researchers, manufacturers, development workers, institutions and the users of animal traction in the region. Membership of the network is open to all individuals and organisations interested in its objectives. ATNESA is co-ordinated by a regional steering committee. ATNESA has arranged several important workshops on improving animal traction, meeting the challenges of animal traction technology, gender issues in animal traction, animal-drawn carts and weeding using animal power. More than 400 people from 40 countries have participated in ATNESA workshops and several resource publications have been produced. ATNESA encourages the formation of national animal traction networks. Contacts for ATNESA and some national networks are given above. Dr. T.E. Simalenga (ATNESA Chair) Faculty of Agriculture, University of Fort Hare Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, SOUTH AFRICA Tel.+27-404-22232: Fax:+27-404-31730 Email:TIM.S@ufhcc.ufh.ac.za Dr. Alemu Gebre Wold Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) P.O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA Tel.+251-1-511802; Fax:+251-1-611222 Email:c/o A.Astatke@cgnet.com Dr. Pascal Kaumbutho Kenya Network for Draught Animal Technology P.O. Box 61441, Nairobi, KENYA TEL.+254-2-766939: Fax:+254-2-766939 Email: KENDAT@Africaonline.co.ke Bertha Mudamburi Agritex Institute of Agricultural Engineering P.O. Box 330, Borrowdale, Harare, ZIMBABWE Tel:+263-4-860019/55:Fax:+263-4-860136 Email:Atnesa@harare.iafrica.com Emmanuel Mwenya Mashare Agricultural Development Institute P/Bag 2096, Rundu, NAMIBIA Tel:264-67-255917: Fax:+264-67-255846 Nick Seobi Director, Central Region Department of Agric. and Environmental Affairs Private Bag X2039, Mmabatho 2735 North West Province, SOUTH AFRICA Mr. Goolam Oodally Agricultural Engineering Service (AGSE) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, ITALY Tel:+39-6-52254614: Fax:+39-6-52256798 Email: Goolam.Oodally@fao.org Lotta Sylwander Embassy of Sweden P.O. Box 1664, Pretoria 0001, SOUTH AFRICA Tel:+27-12-211050:Fax:+27-12-3232776 Email:Lotta.Sylwander@sida.se Professor Paul Starkey (ATNESA Technical Adviser) Animal Traction Development Oxgate, 64 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HQ, UNITED KINGDOM Tel:+44-118-9872152:Fax:+44-118-9314525 Email:P.H.Starkey@reading.ac.uk Main National Network Contacts
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