Problem
Agricultural use of draught animals
Other Names:
Underproductivity of draught animal power Nature:
So little attention is paid to draught power that the harnesses and implements used today are almost the same as those that can be seen in ancient works of art. Enormous advances in the Third World development could be achieved if educated people would take an interest in improving the yokes, harnesses, implements and vehicles used with hundreds of millions of oxen, water buffalo and other animals. Their efficiency could be improved dramatically with little effort. For the two billion people below the poverty line it could be the biggest economic improvement made. Broader Problems:
Underdeveloped rural energy sourcesUnproductive subsistence agricultureUnderdeveloped sources of income expansionUnderutilization of renewable energy resources Related Problems:
Low productivity of agricultural workersDenial to working animals of limitation of working hoursDenial to working animals of restorative nourishment and rest Reduces:
Prohibitive cost of farm equipment Strategies:
Increasing productivity of draught animal power Subject(s):
Resources → Energy??Zoology → Animals??
Transportation, Telecommunications → Handling??
Agriculture, Fisheries → Agriculture??
Economics → Productivity??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET