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CLOSE THIS BOOKPermanent Farming Systems Based on Animal Traction: Farmers Handbook (GTZ, 1995, 183 p.)
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTAbout this handbook
PART I: Draft cattle
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT1.1 How to select your cattle
VIEW THE DOCUMENT1.2 Training of draft cattle
VIEW THE DOCUMENT1.3 Draft cattle management
PART II: Donkeys
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT2.1 Introduction to Donkeys Relationship with Humans
VIEW THE DOCUMENT2.2 Selection of Donkeys for Draft Work
VIEW THE DOCUMENT2.3 Training of Donkeys
VIEW THE DOCUMENT2.4 Donkey Management
PART III: Draft animal implements
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.1 Cattle harness
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.2 Donkey harness
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.3 The plow
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.4 THE HARROW
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.5 The ridger
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.6 The tine-weeder/hoe
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.7 The cart
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.8 The roller cutter
VIEW THE DOCUMENT3.9 The seed planter
PART IV: The soil
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT4.1 What is soil?
VIEW THE DOCUMENT4.2 How is the soil made up?
VIEW THE DOCUMENT4.3 Soil composition
PART V: The permanent farming system
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT5.1 Meaning and objectives of a permanent farming system
VIEW THE DOCUMENT5.2 Conservation of the soil
VIEW THE DOCUMENT5.3 Improvement of the soil
PART VI: Crops
VIEW THE DOCUMENT6.1 General recommendations
VIEW THE DOCUMENT6.2 Cereals
VIEW THE DOCUMENT6.3 Root & tuber crops
VIEW THE DOCUMENT6.4 Leguminous crops
VIEW THE DOCUMENT6.5 Permanent crops
PART VII: Vegetable gardening
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT7.1 General recommendations
VIEW THE DOCUMENT7.2 Special gardening activities
VIEW THE DOCUMENT7.3 General cropping data for the most important vegetables
PART VIII: Farm management
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VIEW THE DOCUMENT8.1 Introduction to management
VIEW THE DOCUMENT8.2 Farm records
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