Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar

This brief 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 common-place, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equip-ment prices, and better financing o...

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Main Authors: Filipski, Mateusz J., Belton, Ben, van Asselt, Joanna
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147309
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author Filipski, Mateusz J.
Belton, Ben
van Asselt, Joanna
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description This brief 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 common-place, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equip-ment 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.
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spelling CGSpace1473092025-12-08T10:11:39Z Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar Filipski, Mateusz J. Belton, Ben van Asselt, Joanna rent arid zones field preparation ownership agricultural mechanization farm size This brief 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 common-place, due to thriving machine rental markets, falling equip-ment 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. 2018-09-11 2024-06-21T09:13:10Z 2024-06-21T09:13:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147309 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147298 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133767 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Filipski, Mateusz J.; Belton, Ben; and Van Asselt, Joanna. 2018. Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar. ReSAKSS Asia Policy Note 21. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147309
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field preparation
ownership
agricultural mechanization
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Filipski, Mateusz J.
Belton, Ben
van Asselt, Joanna
Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar
title Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar
title_full Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar
title_fullStr Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar
title_short Agricultural mechanization in the dry zone of Myanmar
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topic rent
arid zones
field preparation
ownership
agricultural mechanization
farm size
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