A systematic review of labor-saving technologies: Implications for women in agriculture

Vemireddy, Vidya; Choudhary, Anjali

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100541

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“…Second, women are less likely to adopt new technologies due to various constraints such as low access to loans, complementary inputs, information and specialised education, as well as restrictive social norms (Vemireddy & Choudhary, 2021). Third, men and women often perform different agricultural tasks, even cultivating different plots of land and different crops.…”

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“…The review however has a narrow focus on subsidies and covers support to mechanised inputs in a marginal way. Vemireddy and Choudhary (2021) systematically reviewed the literature on factors affecting women's adoption of labour-saving technology (i.e., mechanised tools) and their impact. They identified factors affecting adoption-such as access to extension services and membership of groups and organisations-and the impacts of mechanisation on labour use and time availability.…”

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confidence: 99%

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PROTOCOL: The impact of agricultural mechanisation on women's economic empowerment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

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Malhotra

Gupta

et al. 2023

Campbell Systematic Reviews

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This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The main objective of the review is to answer the following questions: What is the impact of mechanisation on agriculture? What is the impact of mechanisation on women's economic empowerment? The study will review the impact of mechanisation on labour demand and supply, land and labour productivity, farmers' incomes, health and women's empowerment. All literature will be considered, including nonintervention studies and studies not reporting gender‐disaggregated results.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Prior Reviewsmentioning

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PROTOCOL: The impact of agricultural mechanisation on women's economic empowerment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

Masset

Malhotra

Gupta

et al. 2023

Campbell Systematic Reviews

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“…However, farm operations are arduous and tedious. They need long working hours; thus, humans lack the energy to perform them in time, desired quality, and quantity, resulting in low agricultural productivity (Sims & Kenzle, 2006; Vemireddy & Choudhary, 2021). Moreover, there is a reduction in the availability of human labor for arduous farm activities due to improved (1) access to social services (e.g., universal education), (2) illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and malnutrition, (3) migration of the rural population to urban areas, (4) aging rural populations, and (5) new economic opportunities in regions from where migrant workers originated (Asenso‐Okyere et al, 2011; Bignami‐Van Assche et al, 2011; Bishop‐Sambrook, 2005; FAO‐AUC, 2018).…”

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Willingness to pay for agricultural mechanization services by smallholder farmers in Malawi

Tufa,

Alene,

Ngoma

et al. 2023

Agribusiness

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One of the main barriers to adopting smallholder agricultural mechanization in developing countries is the mismatch between the economies of scale of machines and farm size. Private sector‐led mechanization services hold a promise to address this challenge, but there is a lack of evidence on demand for smallholder mechanization services. This study estimates the farmers' willingness to pay for mechanization services using the double‐bounded contingent valuation method and data from 1512 households. Results show that, on average, farmers are willing to pay 11%, 33%, and 5% more than prevailing market rates for land preparation, maize shelling, and transportation services, respectively. The amounts farmers are willing to pay for the mechanization services vary by sex, age group, size of cultivated land, the value of farmer assets, market access, and agroecology. Men are willing to pay 26%, 25%, and 11% more than women for land preparation, maize shelling, and transportation services. Moreover, 40% of female and 90% of male farmers are willing to pay more than or equal to the prevailing market rate for land preparation services. The high demand for mechanization services among smallholder farmers points to the need for making the machinery available to rural communities through mechanization service providers or machinery hiring centers run by the private sector. The paper concludes by discussing the contextual factors and policy options for promoting smallholder mechanization in Malawi. [EconLit Citations: O33, Q11, Q13, Q16].

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“…Based on lessons from the past, sustainable mechanisation is described as a demand‐driven, participatory and context‐specific process that requires the involvement of all stakeholders, including women (Houmy et al, 2013). Recent review studies (e.g., Vemireddy & Choudhary, 2021) also find that mechanisation has been considered one of the most relevant labour‐saving technologies for women (in addition to agricultural practices and inputs like agrochemicals). Governments in developing countries are increasingly exploring ways to promote agricultural mechanisation as part of the instruments to achieve gender‐inclusive agrifood system transformation.…”

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Agricultural mechanisation and gendered labour activities across sectors: Micro‐evidence from multi‐country farm household data

Takeshima

2023

J Agricultural Economics

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The gender difference in employment across sectors is a critical element of gender inequality in rural livelihoods and welfare in developing countries. The role of production technologies, including agricultural mechanisation, in addressing gender inequality is increasingly explored. Knowledge gaps remain, however, including how agricultural mechanisation differentially affects labour engagements across sectors. This study aims to partly fill these knowledge gaps through micro‐evidence from seven countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, India, Nepal and Vietnam), using several nationally representative panel data and supplementary data and applying correlated random effects double‐hurdle models with instrumental variables. We find that the use of tractors and/or combine harvesters by the household induces a greater shift from farm activities to non‐farm activities by female members than by male members. While statistical significance varies, these patterns generally hold consistently across all seven countries studied. These patterns also hold across different farm sizes. While these are short‐term relations, agricultural mechanisation proxied by tractors and/or combine harvesters is one of the crucial contributors to gendered rural livelihood. Future studies should more closely investigate these patterns' underlying mechanisms and implications.

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A systematic review of labor-saving technologies: Implications for women in agriculture

Cited by 10 publications

References 68 publications

PROTOCOL: The impact of agricultural mechanisation on women's economic empowerment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

PROTOCOL: The impact of agricultural mechanisation on women's economic empowerment: A mixed‐methods systematic review

Willingness to pay for agricultural mechanization services by smallholder farmers in Malawi

Agricultural mechanisation and gendered labour activities across sectors: Micro‐evidence from multi‐country farm household data

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