Maresha Plow - ECHO Technical Note #102 Now Available
Published
2024-10-15
ECHO's latest Technical Note is the owner's manual for the Maresha Plow! ECHO East Africa worked with Neil Rowe-Miller from 2018-2023 to develop and refine the Maresha plow, originally from Ethiopia, into a seeder for promotion of conservation agriculture in East Africa. This Technical Note includes details about the plow's benefits, parts, operation, calibration, trouble-shooting, maintenance, repairs, and economic considerations.
Download Technical Note 102: Maresha Plow
EXCERPT:
The maresha planter is fitted with two independent seed meters. Each of these meters has one compartment with large holes (flutes) and one compartment with small holes (flutes). Depending on which compartments you use, you can apply seed and fertilizer at the same time, or you can plant two different types of seed in alternating rows. Large flutes are used for large-seeded crops (maize, beans, groundnuts, etc.). Small flutes are used for fertilizer or small-seeded crops (sorghum, millet, small-seeded cowpea, etc.).