Big tractors, but small farms: Tractor hiring services as a farmer-owner’s response to an under-developed agricultural machinery market
The debate about agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) has largely ignored the role of the capital service market in spreading the use of mechanical technologies. Yet, custom machinery hiring ser-vices have been essential for the widespread use and ownership of tractors and...
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| Formato: | Artículo preliminar |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151110 |
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