Farm Equipment Manufacturing and Maintenance Services by Blacksmiths in Mali

The Office of Niger has largely contributed to the spread of animal traction technology. Draft animals being largely available, the major constraint has been the high price of imported equipment relative to the purchasing power of the farmers. From the 1980s, considerable quantities of animal tracti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O. Djiré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2004-03-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9894