Mechanised agriculture - Wikipedia
Mechanised agriculture or agricultural mechanization is the use of machinery and equipment, ranging from simple and basic hand tools to more sophisticated, motorized equipment and machinery, to perform agricultural operations. [1]
Agricultural mechanization | FAO
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Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization - Food and Agriculture …
Mechanization is a crucial input for agricultural crop production and one that historically has been neglected in the context of developing countries. Factors that reduce the availability of farm power compromise the ability to cultivate sufficient land and have long been recognized as a source of poverty, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Agricultural Mechanization - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Agricultural mechanization is the process of driving energy between man and materials [1] in a farm production system powered by engine or motorized equipments [2]. It simplifies and reduces heavy work, compensates for labor shortages, enhances productivity and may contribute to the mitigation of climate-related threats [3].
Mechanization strategies - Food and Agriculture Organization
Sustainable mechanization strategies should provide a framework for making decisions on how to allocate resources, how to address current challenges, and how to take advantage of opportunities that arise.
Agricultural mechanization, a key to food security in developing ...
2018年3月23日 · Agricultural mechanization today has a very broad meaning. This broad meaning includes production, distribution and utilization of a variety of tools, machinery and equipment for the development of agricultural land, planting, harvesting and primary processing [3, …
Chapter 54 Agricultural Mechanization: Adoption Patterns and …
2007年1月1日 · Mechanization of agricultural operations was very selective and sequential; power-intensive operations such as land preparation, threshing and milling were readily mechanized. While operations that require more human judgment, such as weeding, continued to be done by hand under low wage conditions.
(PDF) Future Prospects of Agricultural Mechanization for …
2023年11月7日 · Agricultural mechanization has played a pivotal role in transforming agriculture and increasing food production worldwide. However, its sustainability implications are...
Mechanizing agriculture is key to food security
2019年4月9日 · A transformation from small-scale subsistence farms to mechanised, more commercially viable farms is essential, say experts at the Ghana-based African Centre for Economic Transformation.
Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization for Smallholders: What …
2017年4月26日 · Sustainable agricultural mechanization involves the application of different forms of power sources in conjunction with appropriate equipment able to do useful work in agricultural production and along the agri-food value chain.