Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nepal
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Author | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Justice, Scott E. |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Spatial Coverage | Nepal [NP] |
| Description | Mechanization levels in Nepal, a largely agricultural country, were relatively low until a few decades ago. However, significant mechanization growth, including the adoption of tractors, has occurred since the 1990s, against a backdrop of rising rural wages, particularly for plowing, combined with growing emigration, growth in key staple crop yields, overall broad agricultural production growth, and improved market access and participation. This growth in mechanization has taken place despite the general absence of direct government support or promotion. The growth of tractor use in the plains of the Terai zone has transformed agricultural production rather than inducing labor movement out of agriculture. Thus it has raised overall returns to scale in intensification and enabled the cultivation of greater areas by medium smallholders than by resource-poor smallholders. Tractors have also facilitated the intensification of crop production per unit of land among very small farmers, enabling mechanization growth despite the continued decline in farm size, although these farmers may not have benefited as much as medium smallholders. Potential future research areas with policy relevance include mitigating accessibility constraints on tractor custom hiring services, identifying appropriate regulatory policies for mechanization, and providing complementary support to some smallholders who may not fully benefit from tractor adoption alone. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/c288a06a-fd83-4b2d-a099-65cc0b1deee4 |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.2499/9780896293809_09 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2020-11-01 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Tractors Supply Balance Policies Equipment Technology Households Demand Agriculture Agricultural Mechanization Governance |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
