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The Agricultural mechanization in Africa: micro-level analysis of state drivers and effects
(2019-04)
This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa. Using representative multistage stratified household survey data and robust analytical ...
Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
(2018-06)
This study provides an overview on the patterns and dynamics of mechanization in African agriculture over the 10 year period (2005-2014). Farm level and value chain related mechanization are considered. This study looks ...
The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia with time-use data
(2019-08)
In the quest to reduce global under- and malnutrition, which is particularly high among smallholder farmers, agriculture-nutrition linkages have received a lot of attention in recent years. Researchers have analysed the ...
African agricultural mechanization: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda
(2019-12)
African farm systems remain the least mechanized of all continents. There were substantial state-led efforts to promote agricultural mechanization during the 1960s and 1970s, but these efforts failed, which led to a ...
Of Trackers and Tractors. Using a Smartphone App and Compositional Data Analysis to Explore the Link Between Mechanization and Intra-Household Allocation of Time in Zambia
(2019-05)
Digital tools may help to study socioeconomic aspects of agricultural development that are difficult to measure such as the effects of new technologies, policies and practices on the intra-household allocation of time. As ...
Wie man Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten für die landwirtschaftliche Mechanisierung in Afrika entwickelt: Historische Beispiele aus den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland
(2018-01)
Landwirtschaftliche Mechanisierung steht heute ganz oben auf der politischen Agenda vieler afrikanischer Länder, aber nur wenige der Bestrebungen betonen die Förderung von Kenntnissen und Fertigkeiten (siehe PARI Policy ...
Agricultural Innovations at the Technological Frontier in India
(2017-07)
Innovations in agriculture hold the key to unlocking sustainable, inclusive growth potential while securing employment opportunities for young people. In India, this has given rise to a new generation of entrepreneurs and ...
Mechanizing African Agriculture: Drivers, Barriers and Benefits
(2019-11)
Agricultural technologies that reduce the need for intensive manual labour make it possible for farmers to cultivate more land more effectively. This can increase both incomes and total food production, with significant ...
How to develop Knowledge and Skills for Mechanization in Africa: Historical examples from the United States and Germany
(2018-01)
Agricultural mechanization is now high on the policy agenda of many African countries, yet few of these efforts emphasize the development of knowledge and skills. However, without the appropriate knowledge and skills, using ...
How to keep tractors running in Africa?: Lessons for knowledge and skills development from Zambia
(2019-02)
Successful agricultural mechanization requires building knowledge and skills of machinery owners, operators and technicians on how to manage, run, maintain and repair machinery. Building such knowledge and skills still ...