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Tractors, Markets and the State: (Dis)continuities in Africa’s Agricultural Mechanisation || APRA Brief 17

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posted on 2024-09-05, 21:08 authored by Lidia Cabral, Kojo Amanor, Toendepi Shonhe
Agricultural mechanisation has once again become a topical issue in African policymaking, following the reinstatement of agriculture in the growth and development agenda for the continent since the turn of the century. But the contribution of mechanisation to agricultural growth and food security and, more broadly, an inclusive and sustainable development trajectory is not linear, and the debate around desirable types of mechanisation and role of the state (versus markets) in the process is far from settled. Drawing on research in Ghana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, this brief offers an overview of recent trends in Africa’s agricultural mechanisation and of how the topic has been handled in the policy debate and highlights findings from the three country studies that illustrate how state-sponsored or farmer-led mechanisation are enmeshed in broader processes of agrarian change.

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Department for International Development, UK Government

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APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium

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Cabral, L., Amanor, K., Shonhe, T. (2019) Tractors, Markets and the State: (Dis)continuities in Africa’s Agricultural Mechanisation. APRA brief 17, Future Agricultures Consortium.

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APRA Brief 17

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APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium

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Zimbabwe; Ghana; Mozambique

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en

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Rural Futures

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APRA::e1f6d3be-457a-4f13-8b1f-6748d1402d83::600

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