An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?

Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of...

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Autores principales: Diao, Xinshen, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Zhang, Xiaobo
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139905
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description Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research. This record also includes the following synopsis: Diao, Xinshen; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; and Zhang, Xiaobo, eds. 2020. An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? Synopsis. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293823
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spelling CGSpace1399052025-11-06T04:10:54Z An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? Diao, Xinshen Takeshima, Hiroyuki Zhang, Xiaobo agricultural mechanization policies technology governance agriculture machinery tractors mechanization equipment labour imports demand farm size remuneration farmers households surveys harvesters harvesting supply balance Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research. This record also includes the following synopsis: Diao, Xinshen; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; and Zhang, Xiaobo, eds. 2020. An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? Synopsis. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293823 2020-01-05 2024-03-11T14:41:50Z 2024-03-11T14:41:50Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139905 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134402 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134849 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134916 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102095 https://books.google.com/books/about?id=2SkNEAAAQBAJ https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=2SkNEAAAQBAJ http://books.apple.com/us/book/id1543575373 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PTLFG1S https://www.amazon.com/dp/0896293807 Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; and Zhang, Xiaobo, eds. 2020. An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia? Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293809.
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mechanization
equipment
labour
imports
demand
farm size
remuneration
farmers
households
surveys
harvesters
harvesting
supply balance
Diao, Xinshen
Takeshima, Hiroyuki
Zhang, Xiaobo
An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
title An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
title_full An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
title_fullStr An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
title_full_unstemmed An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
title_short An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
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policies
technology
governance
agriculture
machinery
tractors
mechanization
equipment
labour
imports
demand
farm size
remuneration
farmers
households
surveys
harvesters
harvesting
supply balance
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