Unleashing the power of mechanization
As in most of Africa, agricultural mechanization in Ghana has been slow to develop, either in the form of animal or tractor power. But this has changed markedly since the early 2000s, and today about one third of all Ghana’s farmers report using some form of mechanization, mostly tractors for land p...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2019
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| author | Diao, Xinshen Cossar, Frances Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara |
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| description | As in most of Africa, agricultural mechanization in Ghana has been slow to develop, either in the form of animal or tractor power. But this has changed markedly since the early 2000s, and today about one third of all Ghana’s farmers report using some form of mechanization, mostly tractors for land preparation, as do over half the farmers with five or more hectares of cropped land. However, policymakers often are skeptical of the role played by the private sector in providing mechanization services and worry that supplyside issues may be constraining its uptake, especially amongst smaller-sized farms. With this in mind, the government recently started to directly engage in the importation and subsidization of tractors, and has established a network of subsidized agricultural mechanization service centers around the country (Diao et al. 2014). The government program operates in direct competition with an already established private sector supply system, and this raises a number of important questions. In particular, is the government program overcoming some inherent market failure problems or is it introducing market distortions in machinery prices, encouraging rent-seeking behavior and possibly crowding out more efficient private suppliers? If the latter, then as suggested in Chapter 6, the program may be an unnecessary and costly addition to the financial burden of the public sector. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1460362025-11-06T04:15:21Z Unleashing the power of mechanization Diao, Xinshen Cossar, Frances Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara supply chains economic development agricultural development mechanization governance As in most of Africa, agricultural mechanization in Ghana has been slow to develop, either in the form of animal or tractor power. But this has changed markedly since the early 2000s, and today about one third of all Ghana’s farmers report using some form of mechanization, mostly tractors for land preparation, as do over half the farmers with five or more hectares of cropped land. However, policymakers often are skeptical of the role played by the private sector in providing mechanization services and worry that supplyside issues may be constraining its uptake, especially amongst smaller-sized farms. With this in mind, the government recently started to directly engage in the importation and subsidization of tractors, and has established a network of subsidized agricultural mechanization service centers around the country (Diao et al. 2014). The government program operates in direct competition with an already established private sector supply system, and this raises a number of important questions. In particular, is the government program overcoming some inherent market failure problems or is it introducing market distortions in machinery prices, encouraging rent-seeking behavior and possibly crowding out more efficient private suppliers? If the latter, then as suggested in Chapter 6, the program may be an unnecessary and costly addition to the financial burden of the public sector. 2019-08-10 2024-06-21T09:05:39Z 2024-06-21T09:05:39Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146036 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Oxford University Press Diao, Xinshen; Cossar, Frances; Houssou, Nazaire; and Kolavalli, Shashidhara. 2019. Unleashing the power of mechanization. In Ghana’s economic and agricultural transformation: Past performance and future prospects. Diao, Xinshen; Hazell, Peter B.R.; Kolavalli, Shashidhara; and Resnick, Danielle (Eds.). Chapter 9 Pp. 241-256. New York, NY: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Oxford University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146036 |
| spellingShingle | supply chains economic development agricultural development mechanization governance Diao, Xinshen Cossar, Frances Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Unleashing the power of mechanization |
| title | Unleashing the power of mechanization |
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| title_short | Unleashing the power of mechanization |
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| topic | supply chains economic development agricultural development mechanization governance |
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