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Mechanization in Cote d'Ivoire: Impacts of Tractorization on Agricultural Intensification

In: Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Yukichi Mano

    (Hitotsubashi University)

  • Kazushi Takahashi

    (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))

  • Keijiro Otsuka

    (Kobe University, Fourth Academic Building)

Abstract

It is critically important to intensify farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa by disseminating improved agronomic practices and increasing the application of modern inputs (Chaps. 1 and 2 of this volume). One of the region’s challenges is that proper land preparation is difficult due to the scarcity of draft animals and the underdevelopment of the tractor rental market (Chap. 7 ). Our analysis of rice production in Cote d’Ivoire reveals that farmers who use two-wheel tractors in land preparation are more likely to adopt proper, labor-intensive rice cultivation practices and apply fertilizer more intensively, thereby raising productivity. Thus, the diffusion of two-wheel tractors appears to be critical to the intensification of rice-farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

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  • Yukichi Mano & Kazushi Takahashi & Keijiro Otsuka, 2023. "Mechanization in Cote d'Ivoire: Impacts of Tractorization on Agricultural Intensification," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Keijiro Otsuka & Yukichi Mano & Kazushi Takahashi (ed.), Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa, chapter 0, pages 161-176, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-981-19-8046-6_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-8046-6_8
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