Training and Demonstration of Different Agricultural Machinery in Western Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia

Abstract

Training, on-farm demonstration and testing of different agricultural machinery, was conducted in the Western zone of Tigray, Ethiopia with the objective of creating awareness, providing an opportunity for trainees to familiarize with, learn to operate, use and maintain different agricultural machinery. The trainers were highly experienced and they are very familiar with different agricultural machinery two from Ethiopia and one is from Kenya. 84 trainees were participated in the training on the given time and captured enough knowledge and skill about different agricultural machinery how to operate, use and maintain different agricultural machinery. Small scale farmers and investors want to introduce row planters, harvesters but they lack skill, knowledge about the machinery and finance. The training was given to develop their skill, knowledge and to introduce agricultural machinery to increase their production of different crops from time to time. The theoretical and practical trained participants of Different Small scale farmers and investors are evaluating the field performance of row planted different crops at different stages. After careful evaluation and observation, they will decide to select the best row planter and other agricultural machinery to the area.