Selection of appropriate mechanization to achieve sustainability for smallholder farms: a review
Sayed, H., Ding, Q., Odero, A., Korohou, T. (2022). Selection of appropriate mechanization to achieve sustainability for smallholder farms: a review. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 52-60. doi: 10.21608/azeng.2022.252902
H. A. A. Sayed; Q Ding; A. J. Odero; T. Korohou. "Selection of appropriate mechanization to achieve sustainability for smallholder farms: a review". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2022, 52-60. doi: 10.21608/azeng.2022.252902
Sayed, H., Ding, Q., Odero, A., Korohou, T. (2022). 'Selection of appropriate mechanization to achieve sustainability for smallholder farms: a review', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 52-60. doi: 10.21608/azeng.2022.252902
Sayed, H., Ding, Q., Odero, A., Korohou, T. Selection of appropriate mechanization to achieve sustainability for smallholder farms: a review. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 3(1): 52-60. doi: 10.21608/azeng.2022.252902

Selection of appropriate mechanization to achieve sustainability for smallholder farms: a review

Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Article 7, Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2022, Page 52-60  XML PDF (791.57 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/azeng.2022.252902
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Authors
H. A. A. Sayed email orcid 1; Q Ding2; A. J. Odero3; T. Korohou2
1Department of Agricultural Machinery and power Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
2College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 210031, China.
3Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Egerton University, Kenya
Abstract
Smallholding farms spread throughout the world, and they consider the cornerstone of agriculture production in Africa and Asia. Smallholder farms produce over 80 % of the food used in most of the developing countries. However, smallholder farmers face many problems, including the lack of appropriate mechanization (AM), labor shortage, increase wages, climate change, and poor access to modern inputs, credit, and markets. The paper focuses on analyzing and proposing the criteria to select and design AM for smallholder farmers through the linkage between farm size, machine scale, and productivity. The machine designers and manufacturers should take some environmental and social implications and machinery support services into consideration to deliver AM to smallholder. The adoption of AM with appropriate planting systems such as CA will ensure sustainability in the production of smallholder farmers. The adherence to these standards with overcoming smallholding challenges will lead to growth and sustainability for smallholder farmers.
Keywords
Smallholder farmers; Appropriate mechanization; Sustainability; Climate change; Conservation agriculture; Smart management; Small machines
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