Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation
Anecdotal evidence indicates labor costs for farming in Nigeria are rising while levels of mechanization remain low. Information is scarce regarding the types of farm households that use mechanization in Nigeria and the potential demand for mechanization services among farmers. We apply cluster anal...
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| author | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Nin-Pratt, Alejandro Diao, Xinshen |
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| description | Anecdotal evidence indicates labor costs for farming in Nigeria are rising while levels of mechanization remain low. Information is scarce regarding the types of farm households that use mechanization in Nigeria and the potential demand for mechanization services among farmers. We apply cluster analysis to data from the Living Standards Measurement Study—Integrated Surveys on Agriculture project in Nigeria to identify associations between mechanization and farm household types. We then simulate an agricultural household model to assess the potential demand for mechanization services in southern Nigeria. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1536032025-11-06T07:08:03Z Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation Takeshima, Hiroyuki Nin-Pratt, Alejandro Diao, Xinshen mechanization households productivity typology cluster sampling agricultural mechanization models agricultural productivity Anecdotal evidence indicates labor costs for farming in Nigeria are rising while levels of mechanization remain low. Information is scarce regarding the types of farm households that use mechanization in Nigeria and the potential demand for mechanization services among farmers. We apply cluster analysis to data from the Living Standards Measurement Study—Integrated Surveys on Agriculture project in Nigeria to identify associations between mechanization and farm household types. We then simulate an agricultural household model to assess the potential demand for mechanization services in southern Nigeria. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:49Z 2024-10-01T13:56:49Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153603 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro and Diao, Xinshen. 2013. Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1291. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153603 |
| spellingShingle | mechanization households productivity typology cluster sampling agricultural mechanization models agricultural productivity Takeshima, Hiroyuki Nin-Pratt, Alejandro Diao, Xinshen Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| title | Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| title_full | Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| title_short | Agricultural mechanization patterns in Nigeria: Insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| title_sort | agricultural mechanization patterns in nigeria insights from farm household typology and agricultural household model simulation |
| topic | mechanization households productivity typology cluster sampling agricultural mechanization models agricultural productivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153603 |
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