Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria
Demand for mechanization in Nigeria is growing in a fairly consistent way predicted by economic theories. The farming system has intensified and the use of animal traction has grown at a substantial rate. Demand side factors considerably explain the low adoptions of tractors in Nigeria. Where demand...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Lawal, Akeem |
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| description | Demand for mechanization in Nigeria is growing in a fairly consistent way predicted by economic theories. The farming system has intensified and the use of animal traction has grown at a substantial rate. Demand side factors considerably explain the low adoptions of tractors in Nigeria. Where demand is sufficient for tractors, the private sector has emerged over time as a more efficient provider of hiring services (particularly farmer-tofarmer services) than the public sector. Conditions are consistent with the hypotheses that, because of generally low support for the agricultural sector in Nigeria in the past few decades, agricultural mechanization (tractor use in particular) has remained low despite the declining share of the workforce engaged in the agricultural sector. Agricultural transformation in the form of a declining agricultural labor force has happened partly through the growth in the oil industry since the 1970s. Instead of inducing further exit from farming, tractor adoptions in Nigeria might have helped those who have remained in farming to start expanding their production scale. A knowledge gap, however, still remains regarding the dominance of large tractors and the potential effects of tractor adoptions on smallholders who have yet to adopt them. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1455232025-12-08T10:11:39Z Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria Takeshima, Hiroyuki Lawal, Akeem tractors animal power innovation adoption agricultural mechanization Demand for mechanization in Nigeria is growing in a fairly consistent way predicted by economic theories. The farming system has intensified and the use of animal traction has grown at a substantial rate. Demand side factors considerably explain the low adoptions of tractors in Nigeria. Where demand is sufficient for tractors, the private sector has emerged over time as a more efficient provider of hiring services (particularly farmer-tofarmer services) than the public sector. Conditions are consistent with the hypotheses that, because of generally low support for the agricultural sector in Nigeria in the past few decades, agricultural mechanization (tractor use in particular) has remained low despite the declining share of the workforce engaged in the agricultural sector. Agricultural transformation in the form of a declining agricultural labor force has happened partly through the growth in the oil industry since the 1970s. Instead of inducing further exit from farming, tractor adoptions in Nigeria might have helped those who have remained in farming to start expanding their production scale. A knowledge gap, however, still remains regarding the dominance of large tractors and the potential effects of tractor adoptions on smallholders who have yet to adopt them. 2018-08-17 2024-06-21T09:04:37Z 2024-06-21T09:04:37Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145523 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292833 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Takeshima, Hiroyuki; and Lawal, Akeem. 2018. Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1750. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145523 |
| spellingShingle | tractors animal power innovation adoption agricultural mechanization Takeshima, Hiroyuki Lawal, Akeem Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria |
| title | Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria |
| title_full | Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria |
| title_short | Overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria |
| title_sort | overview of the evolution of agricultural mechanization in nigeria |
| topic | tractors animal power innovation adoption agricultural mechanization |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145523 |
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