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DocumentFarm power and mechanization for small farms in sub-Saharan Africa 2006
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No results found.In the past, many of the publications concerned with mechanization, draught animal power, hand-tool technology, etc. tended to be rather mono-topical, dealing with only one aspect of the subject. Farm power and mechanization also tended to be separated from the actual processes of crop production and processing; it was a topic created by engineers and was dealt with by engineers. As a result, there is a widespread lack of understanding of the subject, and there are many widely held mis conceptions with regard to the essential contribution of farm power and mechanization to small farmers’ productivity and livelihoods. In recent years, the Farm Power and Mechanization Group in FAO has broken away from this rather narrow approach and has put the different sources of farm power, mechanization, machinery, equipment and tools into a much broader context. We have looked at farm power from the perspective of rural livelihoods and farming systems, as well as the critical area of labour saving in HIV/AIDS and migrationaffected populations. We have purposely avoided taking rigid positions with regard to any one particular type of technology; instead, we have adopted a much wider brief and have been concerned to identify appropriate solutions for a range of situations. -
Book (series)Agricultural engineering in development. Guidelines for mechanisation systems and machinery rehabilitation programmes 1990
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Book (stand-alone)Agricultural hand tools in emergencies: guidelines for technical and field officers 2013
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No results found.FAO has been intricately involved with activities emanating from emergency situations for many decades. Under such circumstances, not only is assistance required urgently but it is also essential to ensure that it is sufficient both in quantity and quality. Overall objectives are carefully focused on encouraging sustainable recovery programmes and although this will eventually involve the use of power sources of a higher level, there remains a widespread need for handtools by the sma llscale farmer. Such tools may appear simple at first glance but failure to understand the importance of selecting the correct tool and to ensure that it is of adequate quality for the job required is fundamental for the success of any recovery programme. A draft document was released in 2001 under the title “Guidelines for the technical specifications and procurement of agricultural hand tools” and this has served as a reference document for the technical and emergency services of FAO for the past decade. It was and still is frequently consulted by FAO Field Officers and other aid agencies and NGOs. It is therefore opportune to update the material. The present Guidelines have been prepared in an entirely different style and in two distinct Parts. The aim of Part I is to make it “user-friendly” to Field Officers. It is very brief in text but amply illustrated with photographs so that each tool can be clearly identified even by non-technical staff. The comm only used terms for the tools in French and Spanish have also been included. The objective is to ensure that an appropriate tool can be ordered and supplied for the task in hand.
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