Mechanisation of sugar harvesting in Fiji

David J. C. Forsyth

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Technical report on agricultural mechanization of sugar cane harvesting in Fiji - discusses agricultural technology options (chopper harvester or whole-stick harvester); presents a cost benefit analysis for each different choice of technology; considers the employment and economic implications of abandoning the labour intensive agricultural policy. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

Keywords: agricultural mechanization; sugar cane; harvesting.; agricultural technology; cost benefit analysis; choice of technology; employment; economic implication; labour intensive employment.; agricultural policy; statistical table; mécanisation agricole; canne à sucre; récolte; technologie agricole; analyse coûts-avantages; choix de technologie; emploi; conséquences économiques; emploi à forte intensité de main-d'oeuvre; politique agricole; tableau statistique; mecanización agrícola; caña de azúcar; cosecha; tecnología agrícola; análisis de costos y beneficios; elección de tecnología; empleo; consecuencias económicas; empleo con alto coeficiente de mano de obra; política agraria; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 P. pages
Date: 1985
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