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Sustainable mechanization of farming in Africa |
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by Asmita Gaire | 12-02-2019 11:21
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Sustainable mechanization can alleviate drudgery, raise farm productivity, increase incomes and provide new jobs. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Conservation Tillage (ACT) Network signed a Memorandum of Understanding on February 7, 2019 to encourage greater access for small-scale farmers to sustainable farm mechanization, such as two-wheeled tractors and other labour-saving machines. The partnership also seeks to link the use of farming machinery to Conservation Agriculture which is a farming system that promotes minimum soil disturbance and the planting of complementary plant species to enhance biodiversity and natural biological processes. In Africa, smallholder farmers use their own muscle power, such as hand hoes, for around 65 percent of the total labour needed for land preparation, with draught animal power accounting for 25 percent and engine-powered machines just 10 percent. In South Asia by comparison, human muscle power is used for 30 percent of land preparation work, while engine power represents 40 percent, and in Latin America and the Caribbean engine power is used for half of all land preparation. This agreement is an important part of ACT and FAO's work towards the adoption of sustainable agricultural mechanization across Africa which has the potential to transform the lives and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. |
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11 Comments
Greetings basanta
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Thank you so much for this compliments
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Asmita
Posted 02-04-2020 22:45
Greetings hema
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Thank you so much for this compliments
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Asmita
Posted 02-04-2020 22:45
Greetings ishma
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Asmita
Posted 02-04-2020 22:45
Greetings Sachin dai
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Asmita
Posted 02-04-2020 22:45
Greetings asmita
I hope you are doing well
This is a nice article
Thank you so much for this report.
Keep writing
Green cheers!
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Hema
Posted 18-03-2020 11:11
Greetings asmita
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this great report
I hope to read more from you!
Green cheers
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Ishma
Posted 17-03-2020 12:06
Greetings asmita
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report.
I hope to read more from you.
Keep up with great works
Green cheers
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Basanta
Posted 16-03-2020 10:18
Greetings asmita
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Keep writing
Waiting for your next report
Thank you
Green cheers
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Susmita
Posted 13-03-2020 11:53
Small scale farmers should be uplifted.
Thank you for the report !!
Posted 13-02-2019 22:47
Yes, sustainable agricultural mechanization is must, faith
Posted 13-02-2019 14:19
The adoption of sustainable agricultural mechanization is a step in the right direction. Sustainable agricultural production will mitigate problems caused by bad agricultural production/practices as well.
Posted 13-02-2019 00:10