Consequences of Small Farm Mechanization on Rural Employment, Incomes and Production in Selected Countries of Asia: Report of a Joint ADC-IRRI (Agricultural Development Council-International Rice Research Institute) Workshop, 14-18 September 1981

摘要

An A.I.D. project on the consequences of small farm mechanization on production, income, and rural employment in Asia has supported both case studies and field research on mechanization. This report summarizes a workshop conducted by the two project implementors - the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Agricultural Development Council (ADC), providing abstracts of the papers presented. The workshop's objectives were to present reports on ADC-funded case studies and some initial analyses resulting from IRRI field research. Four major topics were covered: (1) the general contributions of mechanization to development in the Asian rice-producing countries; (2) economic, technical, and social aspects of mechanization (including considerations of tractor use, postharvest operations, employment and the landless laborer, and irrigation); (3) major studies of the impact of mechanization in Central Luzon, Thailand, West Java, and South Sulawesi; and (4) industrial impacts.