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Visualising adoption processes through a stepwise framework: A case study of mechanisation on the Nepal Terai

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  • Brown, Brendan
  • Paudel, Gokul P.
  • Krupnik, Timothy J.

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The desire for agricultural mechanisation is mainstreaming across the Global South, yet there are limited tools through which to monitor and estimate progress made in pursuit of this. Despite Nepal enacting an agricultural development agenda focused on mechanisation to address issues of productivity, labour scarcity, inclusive economic growth and sustainability, it remains one of the few places in South Asia that is yet to see substantial agricultural mechanisation rates. We use this scenario as a case study to propose and investigate adoption processes.

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  • Brown, Brendan & Paudel, Gokul P. & Krupnik, Timothy J., 2021. "Visualising adoption processes through a stepwise framework: A case study of mechanisation on the Nepal Terai," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:192:y:2021:i:c:s0308521x21001530
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103200
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