Agricultural mechanization and the smallholder farmers in Nigeria
The majority of Nigeria’s smallholder farmers are often too poor to employ modern tools, such as tractors and ploughs, even with substantial government support. In this respect, an agricultural mechanization policy would need effective targeting with regard to particular farming activities and types of farmers for which different forms of mechanization efforts could be directed. Key knowledge gaps for such targeting in Nigeria include the important roles of farm power in comparison with other improved agricultural inputs, such as improved seeds and fertilizer, and the prospects for adopting different forms of mechanization, including the use of improved hand tools.
المجلد: 22
الناشر: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
المؤلف: Hiroyuki Takeshima
مؤلفين آخرين: Sheu Salau
المنظمة: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
السنة: 2010
البلد/البلدان: Nigeria
التغطية الجغرافية: أفريقيا, المجموعة الاقتصادية لدول غرب افريقيا
النوع: موجز في السياسات/ وثيقة في السياسات
النص الكامل متاح على: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/nssppn22_0.pdf
لغة المحتوى: English