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Climate smart agriculture
Conservation agriculture replaces conventional ploughing with minimum tillage. Less of the soil surface is disturbed on each pass.
Mealie Brand supports with both animal drawn and tractor equipment.
Farming activities supported
- Minimum-tillage land preparation
- Ripping
- Direct seeding
- Planting basins
Equipment in the range
- Magoye ripper plough
- MB200 plough with ripper attachment
- Animal-drawn direct seeder
- Walking-tractor 2-tyne ripper
- Two-row planter
- Basin Digger
- Chaka hoes
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The right equipment for every field operation.
Choose the equipment that fits your power source.
Cut a narrow, deep furrow for minimum soil disturbance instead of turning the whole field. The Magoye ripper plough's tynes are angled for easy penetration and self-sharpening, and the Magoye tyne can be swapped for other ripper attachments. The MB200 plough takes a ripper-tine attachment with reversible tynes (20–80 mm), drawn by 2 donkeys or 2 oxen. On walking-tractor farms, the 2-tyne ripper breaks compacted soil and improves drainage and root penetration.
Seed straight into ripped or unploughed land. The animal-drawn Direct Seeder uses the Pitman drive and comes with 6 seed plates; our two-row planter is rated for no-tilled land.
Equipment: Direct Seeder, Two-Row Planter
Create basins that harvest and retain rainwater where crops need it most.
It digs narrow and deep planting basins. Ideal for pfumvudza/intwasa/ conservation agriculture.
Equipment: Mealie Brand Hoes
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All conservation agriculture
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Animal-Drawn Conservation Agriculture
The perfect plough for conservation agriculture. The Magoye Ripper plough makes a narrow, deep furrow for minimum soil disturbance, and its tynes are angled for easy penetration and self-sharpening. The Magoye ripper tyne can be interchanged with other ripper attachments of your choice, for example a Mealie Brand ripper plough for lighter soils.
The MB200 fitted with a ripper to cut a narrow, deep furrow.
- For conservation agriculture
- Tyne range 20–80 mm
- Reversible tynes
- Weighs 27 kg
- Drawn by 2 donkeys or 2 oxen
Single-row Pitman-drive planter built for conservation agriculture.
- Maize, beans, soya beans, small grains
- 6 seed plates included
- Weighs 56.5 kg
- Drawn by 2–4 oxen
Stop letting precious rainwater run off your land. In the face of El Niño and unpredictable rainfall, every drop counts. Instead of a long furrow where water can wash away topsoil, the ox-drawn Basin Digger creates precise, deep basins — water pockets that collect and hold rainwater exactly where the roots need it, stop runoff from carrying away fertile soil, and keep soil moisture higher for longer, helping crops survive between rains. Don't wait for the rain — be ready for it.
Hand Tools
MB Tang and Ring hoes — multipurpose, high-performance and self-sharpening.
- Self-sharpening
- All soil types
- Several sizes
Two-Wheel Tractor Conservation Agriculture
2-tyne ripper that breaks compacted soil and improves drainage and root penetration.
- 2 heavy-duty tynes
- Deep ripping of compacted soil
Rips, places seed and fertiliser, closes and presses the furrow in one pass.
- No-till or tilled land
- 24 hp traction
- Row spacing 60–100 cm
- 30 kg fertiliser per container
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Equipment selection guide
Choosing a conservation agriculture system
Match the equipment to your power source and how many passes you want to make.
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| Equipment | Power source | What it does | Key figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magoye Ripper | Animal drawn | Narrow, deep furrow with minimum soil disturbance | Interchangeable ripper tyne |
| MB200 + ripper attachment | 2 donkeys or 2 oxen | Rips a narrow, deep furrow | Tynes 20–80 mm, 27 kg |
| Direct Seeder | 2–4 oxen | Single-row seeding for CA | 6 seed plates, 56.5 kg |
| Basin Digger | Oxen | Digs basins that hold rainwater at the roots | Conservation potholing |
| Chaka hoe | Manual | Digs narrow and deep planting basins | Pfumvudza/intwasa |
| 2-tyne ripper | Walking tractor | Breaks compacted soil | 2 heavy-duty tynes |
| Two-row planter | 24 hp walking tractor | Rips, seeds, fertilises, closes | Row spacing 60–100 cm |
- Already own an MB200? The ripper attachment converts the plough you have for conservation work.
- The Planter and the Direct Seeder share the same crops and weight; the Direct Seeder is the one built for conservation agriculture and includes 6 seed plates instead of 2.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The MB200 can be fitted with a ripper attachment, which is used for conservation agriculture and cuts a narrow, deep furrow with reversible tynes.
Both are single-row Pitman-drive planters for maize, sugar beans, soya beans and small grains, weighing 56.5 kg. The Planter works on ploughed land with 2 seed plates; the Direct Seeder is designed for conservation agriculture and comes with 6 seed plates.
Yes, with a walking tractor. The two-row planter rips, places seed and fertiliser, and closes and presses the furrow.
It is drawn by 2 donkeys or 2 oxen and weighs 27 kg.
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