Rural mechanisation

Organisational and digital innovations can facilitate smallholder farmers' access to mechanisation. Through the Fund for the Promotion of Innovation in Agriculture (i4Ag), the self-help model of the machinery ring, which…

Rural mechanisation

The “Hello Tractor” company was founded in Nigeria in 2014 to provide farmers with tractor services. Via an app, the farmers can book the service they require. In addition, tractor services are linked with microfinance…

Rural mechanisation

Reduced drudgery, timely handling, higher productivity – there are many reasons that speak in favour of mechanising African agriculture. But some aspects point to the contrary. In Berlin, participants discussed…

Rural mechanisation

The world’s smallholder farmers will have to bear the brunt of the need to increase food production for a growing world population. At the same time, the rural population is expected to decline substantially in the…

Rural mechanisation

What is mechanisation like in different world regions? Which challenges do farmers face in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia? Jelle Van Loon, Frédéric Baudron and Timothy Krupnik, working for the Global…

Rural mechanisation

Although animal traction would be well-suited to cover parts of farm power demand

in sub-Saharan Africa, the use of draft animals has been limited in the region.

The authors demonstrate why this is the case in Ghana.

Rural mechanisation

Modernising and intensifying agricultural production systems is a crucial step towards ending global poverty. Here, mechanisation has a significant role to play, at all levels along the entire value chain. Our authors…

Rural mechanisation

Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik is one of the private firms involved in the German Food Partnership (GFP). We asked Frank Nordmann, General Sales Manager Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, and GFP spokesperson about some…

Rural mechanisation

Demand for mechanisation is growing again in many African countries. Not only has this been recognised by development cooperation and the private sector. Governments are launching corresponding programmes, too. But have…

Rural mechanisation

With dropping groundwater tables and increasing need for energy for irrigation, solar pumps in combination with drip irrigation is the way ahead for farmers in India. More and more farmers are opting for this type of…