Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the cont

This publication gives a wide-ranging perspective on the present state of mechanization in the developing world, and, as such, constitutes a solid platform on w

This framework presents ten interrelated principles/elements to guide Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA). Further, it presents the technica

New ideas and developed technologies in agricultural operations depend to a large extent on scientific research diversity. Their results and implementation are

The manual work carried out by farmers and their families is often both arduous and time consuming and in many countries this is a major constraint to increasin