Developing countries with small-scale agriculture have yet to exploit the untapped potential
of agricultural mechanization. This is because of the misconception that mechanization is …

In the context of the rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in China, this paper examines
the impact of household-owned farm machinery and outsourced agricultural machinery …

The paper's main purpose was to identify and present the current situation and changes in
energy consumption in agriculture in the European Union (EU) countries. The specific …

Coordinating multiple cultivated land functions (CLFs) has become a key challenge for land
system science. Identifying the dynamic evolution and mechanisms of multiple CLFs will …

This study uses a nationally representative rural household survey from China, the
difference-in-difference, three-step approach, and Seemingly Unrelated Regression …

Environmental problems caused by the rapid popularization of agricultural mechanization
and the increase of energy input in China's agricultural production have caused increasing …

This study estimates the impacts of the adoption of different mechanized farming strategies
(ie no-mechanized farming, semi-mechanized farming, and full-mechanized farming) on …

The upscaling of farming operations in China has been advancing rapidly in recent years.
This trend is likely to increase the use of agricultural machinery inputs, and possibly also the …

In this study, we systematically review the literature on adoption factors and impacts of labor-
saving technologies (LSTs) by smallholder and women farmers in developing countries. 85 …

Crop production in developing and emerging countries is increasingly dependent on the
usage of farm machinery. However, it remains unclear whether low‐productive and high …