Meeting the challenges of animal traction : a resource book of the Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa

This resource book aims to provide ideas and experiences concerning animal traction in many countries and has been developed from the ATNESA workshop held in Kenya on "meeting the challenges of animal traction".

The publication draws together papers and contributions from professionals in 27 different countries.

The papers address a number of important challenges to animal traction that relate to participation, environment, gender, extension, transport, equipment and animal husbandry.

In addition, several papers describe national-level challenges and project attempts to address these.

It should be of value to all those concerned with the development of animal power, tropical agricultural development and rural transport, especially those involved in participative research, training, extension, developement, planning, gender issues and project implementation.