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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:20:07 +0000
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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification*


Dear Subscribers,


Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Tom Goddard
regarding  *new
‘open source technology’ designs for small land holder CA *offered by
Barney Muckle, a practical agriculture engineer living and working in
Kenya, offering a new design for an inexpensive jab-planter.


Thank you Barney and Tom for bringing this information to the attention of
CA-CoP members.



*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*


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From: Tom Goddard <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 6:05 AM
Subject: Spear Planter
To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>


 Dear Amir:  Something for CA-CoP -

 *New ‘open source technology’ designs for small land holder CA.*

     Barney Muckle, a practical agriculture engineer living and working in
Kenya, has informed us of a new design for an inexpensive jab-planter.

     The planter consists of two spears connected to tubes with funnels and
separated by 50mm to avoid direct contact of the seed and fertiliser.  It
forms two side-by-side holes in which seed and fertilizer can be placed for
optimum utilization.  It is simple, being only one stage up from the
traditional machete but without any moving parts, yet will plant both seed
and fertiliser in a precise manner through the mulch layer into the soil.

     The new ‘low energy’ requirement design is particularly suitable to
women farmers.  A single handle is used to control the positioning of the
tool while a foot operated pedal forces the spears through the mulch layer
into the soil.

     A video of the planter at work is available at
http://www.juakali.info/Human/ - click on the HAND TOOLS menu.

     Downloadable PDF documents of the plans are available at
http://www.juakali.info/Human/  along with some photos and instructions.

     There are also some simple but effective hand and animal drawn tools
which have been developed and can be reproduced by informal metal working
sector artisans using locally available raw materials. Drawings of many are
available as pdf files in black and white in order to reduce the cost of
printing.


 Best regards,

Tom


 Tom Goddard

Senior Policy Advisor

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

#206, 7000 - 113 St., Edmonton,

Alberta, Canada  T6H 5T6

ph: 780-427-3067

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