Animal traction in Ghana
The recent interest of the government of Ghana in agricultural mechanization has largely focused on the provision of tractors and imported machinery to the farming population. Animal traction has not received much attention from the country’s policymakers. The strong demand for mechanization service...
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2013
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| author | Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Bobobee, Emmanuel Owusu, Victor |
| author_browse | Bobobee, Emmanuel Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Owusu, Victor |
| author_facet | Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Bobobee, Emmanuel Owusu, Victor |
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| description | The recent interest of the government of Ghana in agricultural mechanization has largely focused on the provision of tractors and imported machinery to the farming population. Animal traction has not received much attention from the country’s policymakers. The strong demand for mechanization services (Houssou et al., 2012; Benin et al., 2012) and inadequate number of tractors to meet the demand in the country call for more effective use of other power sources for the agriculture sector. Using a survey of farmers who use draft animals and focus group discussions with farmers and key informants in the sector, this research examines the use of animal traction and analyses the major constraints to its widespread use in Northern Ghana. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1535502025-11-06T07:00:02Z Animal traction in Ghana Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Bobobee, Emmanuel Owusu, Victor animal power mechanization livestock agricultural productivity The recent interest of the government of Ghana in agricultural mechanization has largely focused on the provision of tractors and imported machinery to the farming population. Animal traction has not received much attention from the country’s policymakers. The strong demand for mechanization services (Houssou et al., 2012; Benin et al., 2012) and inadequate number of tractors to meet the demand in the country call for more effective use of other power sources for the agriculture sector. Using a survey of farmers who use draft animals and focus group discussions with farmers and key informants in the sector, this research examines the use of animal traction and analyses the major constraints to its widespread use in Northern Ghana. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:37Z 2024-10-01T13:56:37Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153550 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Houssou, Nazaire; Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Bobobee, Emmanuel andOwusu, Victor. 2013. Animal traction in Ghana. GSSP Working Paper 34. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153550 |
| spellingShingle | animal power mechanization livestock agricultural productivity Houssou, Nazaire Kolavalli, Shashidhara Bobobee, Emmanuel Owusu, Victor Animal traction in Ghana |
| title | Animal traction in Ghana |
| title_full | Animal traction in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Animal traction in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Animal traction in Ghana |
| title_short | Animal traction in Ghana |
| title_sort | animal traction in ghana |
| topic | animal power mechanization livestock agricultural productivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153550 |
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