[HTML][HTML] Agricultural mechanization in Africa: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda

T Daum, R Birner - Global food security, 2020 - Elsevier
Across Africa, governments, development practitioners and private companies have
rediscovered agricultural mechanization as a top priority. In the literature, however …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth-Stakeholder perceptions on three mega-topics for agricultural transformation in four African countries

T Daum, PY Adegbola, C Adegbola, C Daudu, F Issa… - Global food security, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth engagement are central to African agricultural
transformation. Each of these topics is associated with debates on opportunities, risks, and …

[HTML][HTML] Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria

T Daum, R Villalba, O Anidi, SM Mayienga, S Gupta… - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Digital tools hold great promise to promote agricultural transformation and benefit
smallholder farmers in the developing world. One such tool is Uber for tractors, which aims …

[图书][B] An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?

X Diao, H Takeshima, X Zhang - 2020 - books.google.com
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara—especially for small farms and
businesses—requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent's evolving farming …

Determinants of farm mechanization in central and southeast oromia region, Ethiopia

T Gebiso, M Ketema, A Shumetie, G Leggesse - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The study has been conducted to assess the farm mechanization level and tried to identify
the determinants. The research utilizes primary data, collected through personal interview of …

Perceived effects of farm tractors in four African countries, highlighted by participatory impact diagrams

T Daum, YP Adegbola, G Kamau, AO Kergna… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
Agricultural mechanization is on the rise in Africa. A widespread replacement of manual
labor and animal traction will change the face of African agriculture. Despite this potentially …

[图书][B] Meat, milk and more: Policy innovations to shepherd inclusive and sustainable livestock systems in Africa

MM Panel - 2020 - books.google.com
Meat, Milk & More: Policy Innovations to Shepherd Inclusive and Sustainable Livestock
Systems in Africa highlights options for sustainably promoting growth in the livestock sector …

Revisiting the relationship between farm mechanization and labour requirement in India

P Rajkhowa, Z Kubik - Indian Economic Review, 2021 - Springer
In many developing and emerging economies, better employment opportunities in the non-
farm sector have increased rural wages due to labour shortages during the peak agricultural …

[HTML][HTML] Africa's unfolding agricultural transformation

O Badiane, X Diao, T Jayne - Agric. Dev. New Perspect …, 2021 - books.google.com
For decades, observers of Africa have referred to the region's economic transformation in the
future tense. 2 Today, most development scholars agree that Africa has experienced an …

Farmers' willingness to invest in mechanized maize shelling and potential financial benefits: Evidence from Tanzania

BH Kotu, J Manda, C Mutungi, G Fischer… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Sub‐Saharan Africa has the least mechanized agriculture in the world due to
various reasons including low effective demand at farm level, low policy attention, and …