Mechanisation and cropping intensification: Economics of machinery use in low‐wage economies |
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| Authors: | A Te R W Herdt |
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| Institution: | 1. Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Research School of Pacific Studies , Australian National University , Canberra, Australia;2. Visiting Associate Agricultural Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics , International Rice Research Institute , Los Ba?os, Philippines;3. Scientific Adviser, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research , The World Bank , Washington DC, USA |
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| Abstract: | Farm mechanisation in less developed countries was expected to increase output and cropping intensity by enabling greater ‘timeliness’ of crucial farm operations. However, empirical evidence shows no such effects. It is demonstrated that in low‐wage economies only a small number of machines can be economically viable in a given area; this number is generally inadequate to improve timeliness of operations. |
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