Tools For
Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
Mechanization covers all levels of farming and processing technologies, from simple and basic hand tools to more sophisticated and motorized equipment. Sustainable mechanization considers technological, economic, social, environmental and cultural aspects when contributing to the sustainable development of the food and agricultural sector.
Selected publications
General
- Training of trainers manual on the operation, maintenance and repair of farm machinery
- Empowering women farmers – A mechanization catalogue for practitioners
- Agricultural mechanization and child labour in developing countries – Background study
- Agricultural mechanization and sustainable agrifood system transformation in the Global South – Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022
- Agriculture 4.0 – Agricultural robotics and automated equipment for sustainable crop production
- Hire Services as a Business Enterprise: A Training Manual for Small-Scale Mechanization Service Providers
- Mechanization for Rural Development – A review of patterns and progress from around the world
- Hire services by farmers for farmers
Regional perspectives
- Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa
- Agri-hire in sub-Saharan Africa – Business models for investing in sustainable mechanization
- Agricultural mechanization – A key input for sub-Saharan Africa smallholders
- Use of information and communications technology tools for tractor hire services in Africa – Opportunities and challenges
- Agricultural Mechanization in Sub Saharan Africa: Guidelines for preparing a strategy
- Sustainable agricultural mechanization in China – A comprehensive review
- Review of and recommendations for Custom Hiring Centers for mechanization in Nepal and the Asian region
- A Regional Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization – Sustainable Mechanization across Agri-Food Chains in Asia and the Pacific region
- Conservation Agriculture – Training Guide for Extension Agents and Farmers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
