Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone
This research highlight evaluates the extent of agricultural mechanization in four townships in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. It provides evidence that rapid mechanization is underway. Mechanical land preparation is now commonplace, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equipment prices, and better...
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Michigan State University
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147298 |
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| author | Filipski, Mateusz J. Belton, Ben van Asselt, Joanna International Food Policy Research Institute Center for Economic and Social Development |
| author_browse | Belton, Ben Center for Economic and Social Development Filipski, Mateusz J. International Food Policy Research Institute van Asselt, Joanna |
| author_facet | Filipski, Mateusz J. Belton, Ben van Asselt, Joanna International Food Policy Research Institute Center for Economic and Social Development |
| author_sort | Filipski, Mateusz J. |
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| description | This research highlight evaluates the extent of agricultural mechanization in four townships in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. It provides evidence that rapid mechanization is underway. Mechanical land preparation is now commonplace, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equipment prices, and better financing options. The mechanization of harvesting and threshing is also occurring, but is concentrated in rice. These findings suggest that Dry Zone agriculture is at a technological crossroads. |
| format | Brief |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publishDateRange | 2018 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1472982025-12-08T10:11:39Z Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone Filipski, Mateusz J. Belton, Ben van Asselt, Joanna International Food Policy Research Institute Center for Economic and Social Development machinery industry manual threshing agronomic practices farmers agricultural research manual harvesting cost benefit analysis arid zones labour costs farm equipment smallholders productivity agricultural mechanization financing This research highlight evaluates the extent of agricultural mechanization in four townships in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. It provides evidence that rapid mechanization is underway. Mechanical land preparation is now commonplace, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equipment prices, and better financing options. The mechanization of harvesting and threshing is also occurring, but is concentrated in rice. These findings suggest that Dry Zone agriculture is at a technological crossroads. 2018-04-17 2024-06-21T09:13:03Z 2024-06-21T09:13:03Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147298 en Open Access application/pdf Michigan State University Filipski, Mateusz J.; Belton, Ben; and Van Asselt, Joanna. 2018. Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone. Food Security Policy Project Research Highlights #12. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University. |
| spellingShingle | machinery industry manual threshing agronomic practices farmers agricultural research manual harvesting cost benefit analysis arid zones labour costs farm equipment smallholders productivity agricultural mechanization financing Filipski, Mateusz J. Belton, Ben van Asselt, Joanna International Food Policy Research Institute Center for Economic and Social Development Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| title | Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| title_full | Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| title_short | Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| title_sort | agricultural mechanization in the dry zone |
| topic | machinery industry manual threshing agronomic practices farmers agricultural research manual harvesting cost benefit analysis arid zones labour costs farm equipment smallholders productivity agricultural mechanization financing |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147298 |
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