Transfer of Animal Traction Technology in Mbozi, Tanzania. The case of "Agricultural Development Programme-Mbozi"

Abstract

The Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) is an integrated agricultural project in Mbozi District covehng some 90 villages with the aim to increase food production of smallholder farmers in a sustainable way. After having gained enough experience, a proper ox-mechanization policy was worked out. At the end of 1991, the project started an experiment with a womengroup in a very isolated area engaged in maize grinding using an ox-driven maize-mill.