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Animal traction and market conditions : a case study from south-western Tanzania and northern Zambia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Birch-Thomsen, Torben |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | Historically the adoption pattern of animal traction in Rukwa, Tanzania, and Northern Province, Zambia, has been closely linked to the history of maize cultivation. In particular the introduction of improved maize varieties along with government subsidised fertilisers and pesticides in the mid-1970s increased the comparative advantage of animal traction, especially for plowing. Permanent cultivation became possible without decreasing yields. The removal of input subsidies and the national pricing system, as part of the structural adjustment programmes implemented in the late 1980s and early 1990s, affected the adoption pattern of animal traction. Studies were undertaken in two villages between 1990 and 1993, and found that the effect varied depending on the degree of animal traction adopted prior to the structural adjustment programme. Factors such as intensity of cultivation, population density and degree of market integration are shown to be of great importance. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.atnesa.org/challenges/challenges-birch-thomsen-markets.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
