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Intensification is both a need and an opportunity for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. For intensification to occur with minimum negative environmental and social consequences (i.e. sustainable intensification), it is widely recognized that all resources have to be used far more efficiently than is presently the case. Although a lot of emphasis is being placed in current R4D work on increasing the efficiency with which land, water and nutrients are being used, farm power appears as the ‘forgotten resource’. However, farm power in SSA countries is declining due to the collapse of most hire tractor schemes, the decline in number of draught animals and the decline in human labour (e.g.
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ethiopia
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facasi
tanzania
kenya
zimbabwe
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cimmy
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2w tractors
zimbabwe.
business models
two wheel tractors
2w
markets
two wheeled tractors
opportunities
awareness creation
knowledge sharing
two wheeled based tractors
2wheel based tractors
policy
conservation agriculture
gender
study
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Intensification is both a need and an opportunity for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. For intensification to occur with minimum negative environmental and social consequences (i.e. sustainable intensification), it is widely recognized that all resources have to be used far more efficiently than is presently the case. Although a lot of emphasis is being placed in current R4D work on increasing the efficiency with which land, water and nutrients are being used, farm power appears as the ‘forgotten resource’. However, farm power in SSA countries is declining due to the collapse of most hire tractor schemes, the decline in number of draught animals and the decline in human labour (e.g.
Tags
ethiopia
conservation agriculture
facasi
tanzania
kenya
zimbabwe
mechanisation
2wts
farm power
cimmy
act
2w tractors
zimbabwe.
business models
two wheel tractors
2w
markets
two wheeled tractors
opportunities
awareness creation
knowledge sharing
two wheeled based tractors
2wheel based tractors
policy
conservation agriculture
gender
study
See more