Small Farm Equipment For Developing Countries

The role of small farm equipment; Land preparation; Irrigation; Seeding and planting; Plant protection and soil fertility; Harvesting; Threshing; Grain drying; Improving research and development, manufacturing, marketing, extension and use of small farm equipment.

This guide to small-scale farming equipment offers information to smallholder farmers, development workers, and manufacturers all over the world. Each subject area - field power, soil preparation, crop preparation - is introduced by a specialist who evaluates the effectiveness of equipment.

This book explores the effects of macro-policies and determines which policies have best promoted appropriate technology in developing countries. It explores the political economy of macro-policies, examining which groups in society are likely to benefit from alternative policies and technologies.