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Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America

J. Van Loon,L. Woltering,3 Authors,B. Govaerts

2020 · DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102792
Agricultural Systems · 150 Citations

TLDR

Assessment of three project case studies designed to scale different Mechanization Service Provider Models (MSPMs) in Mexico, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh finds large-scale adoption of the models was found to be hampered by lack of finance to set up MSPMs and insufficient collaboration among the value chain actors to strengthen and foster Mechanization service provider entrepreneurs.