Socio-economic analysis of conditions for adoption of tractor hiring services among smallholder farmers, Northwestern Ethiopia

Takele, Astewel; Selassie, Yihenew G.

doi:10.1080/23311932.2018.1453978

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“…The marginal effects of farm size deciphered to the probability of using agricultural mechanization increases by 16%. These results are in line with Takele & Selassie (2018) that the greater the farm size, the more farmers adopt and use agricultural mechanization in their farms in Ethiopia.…”

Section: Estimating Factors Influencing Usage Of Agricultural Mechani...supporting

confidence: 87%

The impact of agricultural mechanization on smallholder agricultural productivity: Evidence from Mnquma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province

Mdoda¹,

Mdletshe²,

DYIKI³

et al. 2022

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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Smallholder agriculture is one of the imperative segments in the South African economy and it remains a vital sector for livelihood generation. Despite its numerous benefits and efforts, smallholder productivity has not improved as expected due to many underlying factors. This paper investigates factors influencing and the impact of agricultural mechanisation on smallholder agricultural production in Mquma Local Municipality located in the Eastern Cape Province. The study applied a descriptive survey research design. A stratified sampling procedure was used to gather information from 120 smallholder farmers using a semi-structured survey. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, a Logistic Regression Model, and Propensity Score Matching. The results of the study reveal that about 90% of the smallholder farmers were using agricultural mechanisation for farming. The use of agricultural mechanisation has an impact on smallholder agricultural production. It ensured a proliferation in smallholder productivity, farm returns, and crop intensity. The study recommends that government and relevant stakeholders must develop effective agricultural access to credit by farmers as a strategy for increasing the adoption attitude to agricultural mechanization. The study suggests that reinforcement of the promotion of innovative technology adoption will have a crucial role in improving smallholder agriculture.

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Section: Estimating Factors Influencing Usage Of Agricultural Mechani...supporting

confidence: 87%

The impact of agricultural mechanization on smallholder agricultural productivity: Evidence from Mnquma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province

Mdoda¹,

Mdletshe²,

DYIKI³

et al. 2022

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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“…Because of an increase in the feeding and management cost of using animal power for plowing, and also due to the higher efficiency of tractors, the respondents preferred to use agricultural tractors for plowing and transport services either through renting or purchasing, which fits the findings of Takeshima [39]. The descriptive statistics presented in Table 5 show that 41.77% of the respondents preferred to adopt tractors through purchasing, and 44.3% preferred using rental services, which is similar to the findings of Takele and Selassie [40]. As discussed in the descriptive statistics, each farm HH has an average of four oxen and 1.43 transporting animals that can be valued at about ETB 46,000 (USD 2010), which can be used as a source of cash to purchase or rent tractors.…”

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confidence: 78%

Farmers’ agricultural tractor preferences in Ethiopia: a choice experiment approach

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Unless supported by agricultural mechanization, achieving sustainable development goals is generally challenging in sub-Saharan African countries, specifically so in Ethiopia. Animal power is the dominant mode for plowing, threshing, and transportation in Ethiopia and yet, at the same time little effort was employed to assess subsistence farmer’s tractor demand in the study area. This study was conducted to understand the preferences of wheat producer subsistence farmers for agricultural tractors in Ethiopia in 2017. A random sample of 79 households participated in either rental or purchase choice experiments. The descriptive statistics revealed that 42% of respondents chose to buy tractors, and 43% preferred to use rental services. The random parameter logit estimation result showed that plowing-and-transporting tractors were preferred by the farmers who participated in the purchase design. They are also willing to pay ETB 149,142 (USD 6516) for transporting-only tractors, ETB 218,253 (USD 9536) for plowing-only tractors, and ETB 367,957 (USD 16,077) for plowing-and-transport-only tractors. However, due to the exclusion of high wheat producers in the rent experiment, the current rental price was found to be far from the 99% confidence interval of the estimated price. The government should promote and encourage the appropriate use of agricultural tractors that are affordable for subsistence farmers through rental or purchase. Conservative agriculture should also be practiced as the over-use of tractors may disrupt biodiversity and natural biological process.

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“…Another solution is to reduce the tax on imported products. On the other hand, studies in Ethiopia and Indonesia found machine-hiring services to be a good model with respect to incentivizing manufacturers and engaging the private sector (Takele and Selassie 2018;Paman, Uchida, and Inaba 2010). In this case, scaling would follow as investments pour in from the private sector, which would help businesses stay Similarly, Litonjua et al (2016) posit that working out a fair and reasonable custom-hiring arrangement in the Philippines will enhance farmers' access to machines.…”

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What Happened to PhilRice’s Microtiller? A Scaling Study

Manalo¹,

Orcullo²,

Leon³

et al. 2022

AJAD

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This study inquires on the outscaling of the microtiller, a machine developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the 1990s to address the tedious rice land cultivation in the Cordillera highlands of the Philippines. Stakeholders of the project were interviewed, particularly staff members of PhilRice and the Department of Agriculture; representatives of the Central Cordillera Agricultural Programme, PhilRice’s partner organization in developing and promoting the microtiller; and manufacturers and farmers in the area. It was found that while the machine offered a solution to the highly tedious land preparation issue, four key factors affected its scaling: absence of private sector engagement, lack of a business plan for scaling, lack of extension services, and the presence of a more versatile and cheaper competitor. This study provides empirical evidence of the usability of the set of scaling ingredients developed by PPPLab and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center to facilitate analysis of scaling of innovations. The findings may inform scaling opportunities and strategies for farm machines by agricultural research and development institutions across the globe.

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Socio-economic analysis of conditions for adoption of tractor hiring services among smallholder farmers, Northwestern Ethiopia

Cited by 16 publications

References 6 publications

The impact of agricultural mechanization on smallholder agricultural productivity: Evidence from Mnquma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province

The impact of agricultural mechanization on smallholder agricultural productivity: Evidence from Mnquma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province

Farmers’ agricultural tractor preferences in Ethiopia: a choice experiment approach

What Happened to PhilRice’s Microtiller? A Scaling Study

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