The principal result of farm mechanization was the removal from the farm of much of human and animal labor and replacing that labor with machines.
The resulting improvements in productivity are often misunderstood. It is said 'One farmer in 1950 produced the same output as ten men in 1850.'
But one thing missing from the comparison is that many of those 'ten men' are now working outside the farm gate. Making tractors and and tractor fuel or making improved fertilizers and herbicide sprays in factories. And processed food for the farmer and his family.
And, on a ten-man farm, several of those men would be employed to look after the animals: the blacksmith, the feed grower, the carpenter and wheelwright, the baker and the cook.
an increase in farm production
Farm workers moved to southern cities.
Farm workers moved to southern cities.
Farm mechanization can be classified into three main categories: primary, secondary, and tertiary mechanization. Primary mechanization involves the use of machinery for initial land preparation and planting, such as plows and seeders. Secondary mechanization includes operations like cultivation, irrigation, and pest control, utilizing equipment such as harrows and sprayers. Tertiary mechanization focuses on post-harvest activities, including harvesting, processing, and transportation, employing machinery like combines and threshers.
Limitations of agricultural mechanization in Nigeria are as follows: 1. Economic limitation 2. Technical limitation 3. Small farm holding 4. Lack of maintenance.
Inflation can be controlled through agricultural or farm mechanization by making use of added value products. Yearly human wages tend to rise through time, but well negotiated interest rates for financing mechanization do not. See the related link below for more helpful information.
William Noel Bates has written: 'Mechanization of tropical crops' -- subject(s): Agricultural machinery, Farm mechanization, Tropical crops
Klaus Riebe has written: 'Fortschritte in der Landarbeit' -- subject(s): Farm management, Farm mechanization
Chander Bhan has written: 'Farm mechanisation and social change' -- subject(s): Farm mechanization, Social change
Brian C. D. D'Silva has written: 'Developing and transferring \\' -- subject(s): Farm management, Farm mechanization, Field crops
D. A. Gadkary has written: 'Mechanical cultivation in India' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Farm mechanization
Prabhu L. Pingali has written: 'Agricultural mechanization and the evolution of farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa' -- subject(s): Farm mechanization, Agricultural systems, Government policy, Animal traction