Abstract How can agricultural mechanization be accomplished in a sustainable and equitable way? This question has gained increased prominence research over the past few years. In this study, we apply to mechanized maize shelling Tanzania as case point. Data from survey with 400 farmers semi-structured interviews 21 key informants are combined for gender analysis that relies on Kabeer's concept ...

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This research introduces the scale of innovation intensity (SIIN) based on meta-taxonomy that subsumes other, less comprehensive taxonomies. The SIIN is similar to seismic scale used to measure the intensity of earthquakes. The intensity of technological change is measured by an indicator, called Magnitude, based on the impact of technological innovations on the economic system. The theory is a...

The aim of the research is to examine and evaluate agricultural mechanization status organic traditional hazelnut farming enterprises in Alaplı Karadeniz Ereğli districts Zonguldak province Turkey. A survey was conducted with a total 209 from 34 villages 2 where production intense research. study includes information about land assets enterprises, tractor, agricultural-tool machinery assets, st...

this study investigated the effects of land size and two leased and private farming systems of machinery on economic efficiency and factors such as total production cost per hectare (ratio of total cost of agricultural inputs and operations to farm size), total income (ratio of product and byproduct value to farm size), yield (ratio of crop production to farm size) and degree of mechanization f...