Empowering Women Farmers: A Mechanization Catalogue for Practitioners, ?S. Justice, M. Basnyat, M. Flores Rojas

Автор: Kuria C. Munene, Nekesah T. Wafullah and Kuria C. Munene
Название: Farm Mechanization
ISBN: 177469087X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781774690871
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Farm Mechanization has been identified as one of the factors that can promote the achievement of food security among both developed and developing countries. However, with the current trend of sustainable agriculture that promote conservation agriculture (CA) some of the farm machineries are highly discouraged while others act as complements or substitutes to CA. This book elaborates on some of the factors to consider in the use and utilization of a farm machine. This book walks the audience on the different farming tasks, the objective of the task and the best machinery to use to achieve this task while at the same time considering cost and environmental sustainability. The book also identifies the different issues such as Environment, Gender, Economic, Policy and Institutional issues that are related to agricultural mechanization. The understanding of these issues helps stakeholders to design policies and products that are tailored to the needs of farmers. By helping the users of the book understand the effect of farm machinery use, this book can be used to guide proper adoption of farm machinery.

Автор: Cornelio Losa
Название: Mechanization of Cultivated Crops
ISBN: 1681175428 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681175423
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: "Cultivation is the act of caring for or raising plants. Cultivation is loosening and breaking up (tilling) of the soil. The soil around existing plants is cultivated (by hand using a hoe, or by machine using a cultivator) to destroy weeds and promote growth by increasing soil aeration and water infiltration. Soil being prepared for the planting of a crop is cultivated by a harrow or cultivator. A crop is any cultivated plant, fungus, or alga that is harvested for food, clothing, livestock fodder, biofuel, medicine, or other uses. In contrast, animals that are raised by humans are called livestock, except those that are kept as pets. Mechanization helps the farmers to achieve relevance in farm operations with selfesteem and apply costly input with reduced quantity for better efficiency and effectiveness. Small and marginal farmers can now make use of high capacity agricultural machines on custom hire basis. The consequences of this development can be seen in many phases such as growth in productivity and production per worker, accuracy in application of crop inputs, growth in cropping intensity due to timeliness of operations, growth in the quality of produce, fall in grain losses and growth in farm employment. Mechanization also encourages better management of farm inputs, improvement in working conditions and performance of jobs that would otherwise be difficult by hand. It also helps in reducing the cost of production. Mechanization of Cultivated Crops provides comprehensive overview of the farm tools, equipment and methods used in various operations such as land development, tillage, seeding/planting, interculture, fertilizer application, plant protection, and harvesting."