Household-owned farm machinery vs. outsourced machinery services: The impact of agricultural mechanization on the land leasing behavior of relatively large-scale …

L Qian, H Lu, Q Gao, H Lu - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of the rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in China, this paper examines
the impact of household-owned farm machinery and outsourced agricultural machinery …

The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar

B Belton, MT Win, X Zhang, M Filipski - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in
agricultural development. This literature has given rise to debates over the design of …

Adoption and intensity of agricultural mechanization and their impact on non-farm employment of rural women

W Ma, X Zhou, D Boansi, GSA Horlu, V Owusu - World Development, 2024 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the impact of the adoption of agricultural mechanization and its intensity
on the non-farm employment of rural women using the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics …

Agricultural mechanization and land productivity in China

X Zhou, W Ma - International Journal of Sustainable Development & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study estimates the impacts of the adoption of different mechanized farming strategies
(ie no-mechanized farming, semi-mechanized farming, and full-mechanized farming) on …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisation of small-scale farms in South Asia: Empirical evidence derived from farm households survey

JP Aryal, G Thapa, F Simtowe - Technology in Society, 2021 - Elsevier
In the agricultural sector, labour shortage, and increase in wages resulting from out-
migration, and the necessity to employ sustainable intensification practices to minimise the …

The role of agricultural machinery in improving green grain productivity in China: Towards trans-regional operation and low-carbon practices

W Ma, T Liu, W Li, H Yang - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Agricultural machinery is effective in improving food production and labor productivity, but it
also raises environmental concerns. The impacts of agricultural machinery on the green total …

Farm machinery use and maize yields in China: an analysis accounting for selection bias and heterogeneity

X Zhou, W Ma, G Li, H Qiu - Australian Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Crop production in develo** and emerging countries is increasingly dependent on the
usage of farm machinery. However, it remains unclear whether low‐productive and high …

[PDF][PDF] Agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh: statusand challenges towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

A Rahman, R Ali, SN Kabir, M Rahman… - … Mechanization in Asia …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Bangladesh is predominantly an agrarian country with agriculture is the most important
sector. Varieties of crops cultivated in large quantities in the country due to its fertile land and …

Interactive relationship between non-farm employment and mechanization service expenditure in rural China

H Zheng, W Ma, Y Guo, X Zhou - China Agricultural Economic Review, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the interactive relationship between non-
farm employment and mechanization service expenditure. Design/methodology/approach …

Can agricultural mechanization enhance the climate resilience of food production? Evidence from China

D Fang, J Chen, S Wang, B Chen - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is exacerbating food security, necessitating the ability to reduce losses from
climate hazards and restore high food yields, known as the climate resilience of food …