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Smallholder Mechanization

Smallholder Mechanization is a subtype of agricultural mechanization that specifically involves the adaptation and deployment of mechanized tools, equipment, and systems tailored to the operational scale, resource constraints, and socioeconomic conditions of smallholder farming systems.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Agricultural Mechanization and the Evolution of Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Daniel Weiner, Prabhu Pingali, Yves Bigot et al. · Economic Geography · 1988 · 273 citations

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Mechanization in Ghana: Emerging demand, and the search for alternative supply models

Xinshen Diao, Frances Cossar, Nazaire Houssou et al. · Food Policy · 2014 · 209 citations · Full text

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Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America

Jelle Van Loon, Lennart Woltering, Timothy J. Krupnik et al. · Agricultural Systems · 2020 · 202 citations · Full text

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The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar

Ben Belton, Myat Thida Win, Xiaobo Zhang et al. · Food Policy · 2021 · 165 citations · Full text

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Re-examining appropriate mechanization in Eastern and Southern Africa: two-wheel tractors, conservation agriculture, and private sector involvement

Frédéric Baudron, B.G. Sims, Scott Justice et al. · Food Security · 2015 · 159 citations

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Authors

208

  1. JK
    J. Kienzle

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

    6 publications · 418 citations

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  2. BS
    B.G. Sims

    Silsoe Research Institute, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 544 citations

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  3. XD
    Xinshen Diao

    International Food Policy Research Institute, United States

    5 publications · 360 citations

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  4. DB
    Dil Bahadur Rahut

    Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo, Mexico

    5 publications · 370 citations

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  5. SJ
    Scott Justice

    SOAS University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 374 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. International Food Policy Research Institute

    Washington D.C., United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo

    Texcoco, Mexico

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

    New Delhi, India

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    216 citations

  4. University of Hohenheim

    Stuttgart, Germany

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    608 citations

  5. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

    Dhaka, Bangladesh

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    282 citations

  6. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

    Milwaukee, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    185 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    216 citations

  8. Ministry of Food and Agriculture

    Accra, Ghana

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 119 citations

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  2. Agricultural Systems

    3 publications · 256 citations

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  3. Food Policy

    3 publications · 496 citations

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  5. Technology in Society

    3 publications · 231 citations

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