Mechanization in Cote d'Ivoire: Impacts of Tractorization on Agricultural Intensification

AbstractIt is critically important to intensify farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa by disseminating improved agronomic practices and increasing the application of modern inputs (Chaps. 1 2 this volume). One region’s challenges that proper land preparation difficult due scarcity draft animals underdevelopment tractor rental market (Chap. 7). Our analysis rice production Cote d’Ivoire reveals farmers who use two-wheel tractors are more likely adopt proper, labor-intensive cultivation apply fertilizer intensively, thereby raising productivity. Thus, diffusion appears be critical intensification rice-farming Africa.