Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana
This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. Under erratic rainfalls, timeliness of farming operations is critical for farmers. Based on the hypothesis that owning a trac...
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| author | Houssou, Nazaire Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara |
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| description | This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. Under erratic rainfalls, timeliness of farming operations is critical for farmers. Based on the hypothesis that owning a tractor and hiring tractor services are not necessarily perfect substitutes for farmers with relatively large farm sizes, this paper assesses whether mechanization services can be profitable for the private sector in Ghana. It particularly addresses whether farmer-to-farmer service provision is a viable alternative to current programs, which should be promoted by policymakers for scaling up agricultural mechanization in the country. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1513922025-11-06T05:47:45Z Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana Houssou, Nazaire Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara tractor industry farm inputs smallholders mechanization This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. Under erratic rainfalls, timeliness of farming operations is critical for farmers. Based on the hypothesis that owning a tractor and hiring tractor services are not necessarily perfect substitutes for farmers with relatively large farm sizes, this paper assesses whether mechanization services can be profitable for the private sector in Ghana. It particularly addresses whether farmer-to-farmer service provision is a viable alternative to current programs, which should be promoted by policymakers for scaling up agricultural mechanization in the country. 2014 2024-08-01T02:57:03Z 2024-08-01T02:57:03Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151392 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149559 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153471 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Houssou, Nazaire; Diao, Xinshen; Kolavalli, Shashidhara. 2014. Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1387. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151392 |
| spellingShingle | tractor industry farm inputs smallholders mechanization Houssou, Nazaire Diao, Xinshen Kolavalli, Shashidhara Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana |
| title | Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana |
| title_full | Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana |
| title_short | Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana |
| title_sort | economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in ghana |
| topic | tractor industry farm inputs smallholders mechanization |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151392 |
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