Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.; Edeh, Hyacinth

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102691

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“…They find that technological innovation does not translate into sustainable agricultural development. Takeshima, Hatzenbuehler, and Edeh (2020), using panel data from farm households and crop‐specific production costs, find that agricultural mechanization is associated with lower economies of scope among non‐rice crops in Nigeria.…”

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Pathway to achieving sustainable food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The role of agricultural mechanization

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According to the World Health Organization (2020), many parts of the world have demonstrated potentials for acute hunger and famine. Many countries in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) actively feature in this category due to geopolitical crises and other humanitarian challenges. Despite efforts by SSA governments, agricultural productivity continues to be inadequate in meeting nutritional needs across Africa. Thus, in the presence of economic expansion, vast land, and labor resources, this study investigates the role of mechanization as an important factor for increased agricultural productivity in SSA. Data on 25 SSA countries over 17 years are used. Empirical results from System Generalized Method of Moments show that among other variables, mechanization is a significant factor influencing agricultural productivity. Consequently, in light of the bid for higher agricultural productivity, government investment in mechanization becomes a priority. Also, apart from the fact that many African countries are at the point where more land must be brought under development to satisfy expanded market needs, larger investments in mechanization appear imperative.

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Section: Agriculture In Sub‐saharan Africa: An Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pathway to achieving sustainable food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The role of agricultural mechanization

2020

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“…Farm machinery has long been playing an important role in enhancing land productivity and promoting sustainable agricultural practices such as conservation agriculture and intensive production practices (Benin, 2015;Sims et al 2016;Qiao 2017;Adu-Baffour et al 2019;Takeshima et al 2020;Van Loon et al 2020). Farm machinery enables to substitute manual labour and traditional tools such as draft animals and hand holes, and it has the potential to save production costs and reduce drudgery.…”

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“…Several studies have investigated the association between farm machinery use and agricultural production, and they assume that both low-productive and high-productive farmers benefit equally from farm machinery use (e.g. Benin 2015;Liu et al 2016;Wang et al 2016;Ma et al 2018;Paudel et al 2019;Takeshima et al 2020). For example, Benin (2015) found that farm machinery use significantly increases crop yields in Ghana.…”

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Farm machinery use and maize yields in China: an analysis accounting for selection bias and heterogeneity

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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-productive farmers benefit equally from farm machinery use. To address the research gap, this study examines the potential heterogeneous effects of farm machinery use on maize yields, using an unconditional quantile regression model and survey data from China. We employ a control function approach to address the selection bias issue associated with farm machinery use. The empirical results show that the use of farm machinery significant increases maize yields for all the selected quantiles (except for the 80th quantile); the low-productive farmers tend to benefit more from farm machinery use relative to their high-productive counterparts; and farm machinery use reduces the inequality and variability of maize yields.

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“…Time-variant weather conditions are proxied by anomalies in annual rainfall and annual average temperatures, whereby anomalies are measured as z-scores of current-year weather conditions compared to their historical distributions between 1980 and 2010. Similar z-scores have been used for Nigeria in earlier studies (e.g., Takeshima et al 2020).…”

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Public expenditures on agriculture at subnational-levels and household-level agricultural outcomes in Nigeria

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Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria

Cited by 59 publications

References 41 publications

Pathway to achieving sustainable food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The role of agricultural mechanization

Pathway to achieving sustainable food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The role of agricultural mechanization

Farm machinery use and maize yields in China: an analysis accounting for selection bias and heterogeneity

Public expenditures on agriculture at subnational-levels and household-level agricultural outcomes in Nigeria

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