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  2. 18-09-2024 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,...
     
  3. ECHO East Africa staff have worked with Neil Rowe-Miller,Agriculture and Livelihoods Technical Advisor at Tearfund, and the local community around Arusha, Tanzania, to help adapt the Ethiopian Maresha plow for smallholder conservation agriculture applications. The attached drawings are from May,...
     
  4. 20-04-2019 In this Issue : 5th Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture and Appropriate Technologies Environmental Conservation Empowering Small-scale Farmers with Seeds History of Maresha Plow  
  5. Session:Modifications have been done to make a lowest-cost direct seeder for single and multi-row applications powered by animal draught power, prototypes which will be viewed and discussed seeking improvements for wider experimentation across the region. Biographical information:Harold Msanya is...  
  6. 31-08-2023 In April 2018, the team in East Africa involving ECHO, CFGB and local farmers Maresha started developing a low-cost seeder modified from the Ethiopian traditional ripper named Maresha. The team aimed at reducing the drudgery of Conservation Agriculture (CA) farmers during the planting seasons....  
  7. Themainproblemfarmersfacewhilecultivatingvertisols(blacksoils)inthehighlandsofEthiopiaistemporarystagnationofwater(waterlogging),whichmakesitdifficulttogrowcrops.MostoftheareaisunavailableforfarmingduetowaterloggingduringJuly and August. Farmersnormallywaituntiltherain stopstoplantchickpeain...
     
  8. 14-02-2019 Session: Modifications have been done to make a lowest-cost direct seeder for single and multi-row applications powered by animal draught power, prototypes which will be viewed and discussed seeking improvements for wider experimentation across the region. Biographical information: Harold Msanya...  
  9. 31-08-2023 Adoption and Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations: Guidelines for Change Agents and Agencies Working with Traditional Agriculturalists Updates on the impact of maresha seeder on the small holder farmers of East Africa Principles of best practices for food drying employed by smallholder farmers  
  10. 01-09-2020 Inside this Issue: Mechanization: A Key to Scaling up CA A Key to Scaling up CA Situation Assessments for Effective Food Security Programming Partner Profile: Church of Uganda, Nebbi Diocese Discussions from the Network