Evaluating and demonstrating 2WT- based

Technologies to support CA systems

9th – 14th February 2015

Awasa Ethiopia

John E. Sariah (PhD), Mwinama G,

Erick Njau and

Zwahiri Msangi.

FACASI Trial sites in Tanzania

MACHINE PURCHASED

Gongli africaFitarelli 2 rows Fitarelli 1 row

VMP Bangladesh National India

Multi crop thresher

cum straw chopper

TANZANIA

Objective oneTo evaluate and demonstrate 2WT – based technologies to support CA

system.

TRIALS SOWING AND FARMERS EVALUATION IN MBULU AND ARUMERU SITES

A total of 2 researcher and 7 farmers managed trials were sown

Farmers evaluation of the seeders

Farmers general comments and

suggestions

Gongi Africa

Seed metering very good

Planting depth and seed covering good

Easy movement from field to field

Does not need too much energy to operate

even ladies can.

Easy to clog.

VMP

Seed metering good

Planting depth and seed covering

very good.

Not easy to clog

Too much vibration

Transfields movement very difficult

Need energetic operator

Evaluation…….

Fitarelli 2 rows

Seed metering good

Perfect for sowing in tilled land

Comfortable operation

Shallow seeding and poor seed covering

Suggestions

Discs furrow opener does not work very

well in zero tilled land (replace discs with

tine furrow opener.

Fitarelli 1 row

Good seed metering

Sowing depth and seed coverage good

Work well in untilled land

Difficult to control and maintain interrow

Spacing

Need additional weights at the rear.

Field plant population after germination

Plant population cont……

Seeder mean

time

ha/hr

mean

seed

kg/ha

mean

fert

(kg)/ha

mean

fuel

(L)/ha

Plant

popula

tion/

ha

Plant

depth

(cm)

mean

%

moistu

re

during

sowing

Soil

type

Arume

ru

Soil

type

Mbulu

Gongli 3 22 36 3.6 41,201 3.50 28 Clay

loam

Sandy

loamF

1row4 20 59.1 3.5 31,488 3.33

F 2rw 2 18 125.7 3.4 26,699 2.67

VMP* ? ? ? ? 34,562 3.33

Mean 2 locations Analysis for; time, seed and fertilizer rate, fuel consumption,

Planting depth, and plant population for 3 seeders.

Note:

Recommended seed rate 25kg/ha

Recommended DAP fert: 125kg DAP/ha

Average sowing time/ha by animal power single Fitarelli planter approx 6hrs

Optimum plant density per ha approx: 45,000

Out put

(kg/hr)

labour Fuel (L)

3000 2 1.2

MULTCROP SHELLER ANALYSIS

Field days

Farmer exposed to different machineries during field day

About 500 farmers and government officials participated

SEEDERS AND MULTISHELLER DEMONSTRATION AT

NATIONAL FARMERS DAY DURING NANENANE AT

ARUSHA 2014

About 700 farmers visited FACASI site for the

period of 7 days of show.

Advisory committee meeting visit IP/Farmers group

in Arumeru and Mbulu

Training of service providers and Extension service Machinery Agric machinery units

Commercialization of the seeders and multcrop shellers

2 seeders (Fitarelli single row and double rows

has been leased to 2 different service

provider in Mbulu.

A disc plough was also picked by one of the service

provider and was leased to him for land

preparations

The trailer cum- multcrop shellers has been

leased to the service provide. Major functions

are shelling, straw chopping and

transportation.

This service provider has shown interest to

purchase his own multcrop shellers

Activity # of participants

Youth < 45 age Adult > 45 age

Male Female Male Female

Field days 500 243 100 82 75

National Agric. shows 700**

On farm farmers implements evaluation and IP training

145 40 36 35 34

Service provider and extension training

16 7 9

Researchers and Extension training

15 9 6

Market analysis of small-scale mechanization.

156 52 40 28 36

Business model design 130 44 32 24 30

Gender analysis in different activities

NOTE

** = 60% male, and 40% female

ACTIVITIES PLANNED

1.2.3 Researcher managed field evaluation of most

promising 2WT-based technologies

1.3.4.1 Participatory evaluation and adaptation of

best bet 2WT-based technologies

1.3.4.2 Adaptation of best bet 2WT-based

technologies

1.4.4 Participatory workshops.

Acknowledgement

We appreciate Australian government through AIFSC for

financial support, The DRD on behalf of Government of Tanzania

for the support in terms for human resources (Research and

Extension) and Farmers in Mbulu and Arumeru for hosting and

owning this PROJECT.

THANK YOU