Pathways and Interactions for Integrating Mechanisation into Sustainable Agricultural Production: The Case of Rice Production in Asutsuare, Ghana
Pathways and Interactions for Integrating Mechanisation into Sustainable Agricultural Production: The Case of Rice Production in Asutsuare, Ghana
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10.3390/su152215888
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发表时间：
2023-11
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3.9
通讯作者：
S. Y. Dorvlo;Elizabeth Mkandawire;Katy Roelich;Charles Blessings Jumbe
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作者：
S. Y. Dorvlo;Elizabeth Mkandawire;Katy Roelich;Charles Blessings Jumbe
环境可持续的小规模水稻生产机械化是一种可行的干预措施，有助于提高产量和减少粮食不安全。使用机械进行水稻生产可以在经济上帮助小农，并通过农业生态原则促进可持续性。该研究分析了机械所有权模型，并提出了可持续水稻生产的利益相关者互动建议。该研究使用了对加纳南部水稻生产中心阿苏苏雷 (Asutsuare) 320 名农民进行实地调查的主要数据，以及来自各种来源的二手数据。四种不同的所有权模型已经被提出并评估。合作社拥有的机械 (COM) 模式（共享机械购置的初始投资资本支出）和个人所有权模式（农民拥有并向其他农民提供租赁服务）（FOHM-2B 和 FOHM-2T 模式）是经济上最可行的模式。该研究还确定了必要的利益相关者参与以及负担得起的、可持续的、机械化小规模水稻生产的途径。这些模型和互动可以促进机械所有权并加强社区的社会联系。这个本地知识库可以帮助扩大机械在社区内的使用。这些模型和相互作用可以在具有类似动态的撒哈拉以南非洲农业社区中轻松复制。这将改善整个非洲大陆的机械化农业。
Environmentally sustainable small-scale rice production mechanisation is a feasible intervention to help enhance yields and reduce food insecurity. Using machinery for rice production can help small farmers economically and promote sustainability through agroecological principles. The study analyses machinery ownership models and suggests stakeholder interactions for sustainable rice production. The study uses primary data from a field survey of 320 farmers within Asutsuare, a rice production hub in Southern Ghana, and secondary data from various sources. Four different ownership models have been proposed and evaluated. The cooperative-owned machinery (COM) model, with a sharing of the initial investment capital outlay for the machinery acquisition, and the individual ownership model, where the farmer owns and offers hiring services to other farmers (the FOHM-2B and FOHM-2T models) were the most economically viable models. The study also identifies necessary stakeholder engagement and pathways for affordable, sustainable, mechanised small-scale rice production. The models and interactions can promote machinery ownership and strengthen social connections in the community. This local knowledge base can help expand the use of machinery within the community. These models and interactions can be replicated easily in Sub-Saharan African farming communities with similar dynamics. This will improve mechanised farming throughout the continent.