Animal Draft in the Cotton Savannah New Context in Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. II. What are the Priorities for Research and Development? ; La tracción animal en el nuevo contexto de las sabanas algodonales de Chad, Camerún y República centroafricana. II. Cuales son las prioridades para la investigación y el desarrollo ; La traction animale dans le nouveau contexte des savanes cotonnières du Tchad, du Cameroun et de la République centrafricaine. II. Quelles priorités pour la recherche et le développement ?

Animal draft plays a major role in the savannah zone of Central Africa (Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic). Since the last few years, the institutional environment has been changing greatly. States relinquish control of the agriculture sector and new actors emerge in the animal draft “market” (farmers’ associations, veterinarians, blacksmiths, rural development services.). Some of these actors face difficulties meeting producers’ demands, generating enough profitability, and they look for support to sustain their activity. Producers also face hardship when they attempt to acquire equipm... Mehr ...