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Boerin in Ethiopië doorbreekt het taboe dat alleen mannen mogen ploegen op de traditionele wijze met twee ossen door een os te vervangen door een ezel

Development organizations are looking for indigenous land husbandry innovations in the semi-arid highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, and see this as an entry point for participatory technology development, within the framework of the programme ' Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation'. The article presents an inventory of indigenous innovations, f.i. revegetation of slopes, soil fertility improvement and moisture conservation, apiculture, and improved animal-drawn farm implements for transport and ploughing. Special attention is paid to innovations made by women farmers