Farm equipment innovations, agricultural growth and employment in Zambia

Bill Kinsey

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on effects of agricultural equipment and cultivation technique innovations (choice of technology) on agricultural development and agricultural employment in the Mazabuka district, Zambia - examines the impact of maize hybridization and tractor agricultural mechanization on development and in relation to agricultural income, agricultural production and rural area employment creation; draws conclusions for agricultural policy. Bibliography p. 38, diagram, maps and statistical tables.

Keywords: agricultural equipment; cultivation technique; innovation; choice of technology; agricultural development; agricultural employment; maize; tractor; agricultural mechanization; agricultural income; agricultural production; rural area; employment creation; agricultural policy; statistical table; équipement agricole; technique de culture; innovation; choix de technologie; développement agricole; emploi agricole; maïs; tracteur; mécanisation agricole; revenu agricole; production agricole; zone rurale; création d'emploi; politique agricole; tableau statistique; equipo agrícola; técnica de cultivo; innovación; elección de tecnología; desarrollo agrícola; empleo agrícola; maíz; tractor; mecanización agrícola; ingreso agrícola; producción agrícola; zona rural; creación de empleos; política agraria; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 P. pages
Date: 1980
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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