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Agriculture Mechanization In Nigeria
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Survey was undertake to assess the Anambra state Tractor Hiring Company. The study adopted the use of a questionnaire and interview schedules, discussion and personal observation for primary data collection. The unit had a total of 15 tractors 10 Disc ploughs, 6 Disc harrow 6 Discridgers, and 3 trailers, all in good working conditionexcept for one non functional tractor (scrap). The unit was poorly equipped with fairly adequate shed and was under staffed with a maintenanceculture that is service driven. The unit had very few beneficiaries due to high cost of hiring, limited number of availabletractors to hire, delay in service delivery, delays in acquiring spare parts needed for repairs, in accessibility due to remoteness of farms and size of farm holdings, poor land clearing, unskilled tractor operators and administrative bottlenecks. It is recommended that an alternative shed be provide and the workshop should be properly equipped and it structure properly renovated, and in there should be adequate funding to it by the state government in order to help the unit serve the state better.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Thus, tractors – hiring scheme was adopted by almostall the states in
Nigerian, aimed at helping the small scale farmers increase their farms
sizes. Hamidu and Simon (1999) reported that even though the
establishment of tractor hiring service were expected to make farmers
have access to tractors and implements for various farm operations, this
opportunity has not been fully exploited by farmers because of
irregular and untimely availability of these tractors due to frequentââ ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Thus, tractors – hiring scheme was adopted by almostall the states in
Nigerian, aimed at helping the small scale farmers increase their farms
sizes. Hamidu and Simon (1999) reported that even though the
establishment of tractor hiring service were expected to make farmers
have access to tractors and implements for various farm operations, this
opportunity has not been fully exploited by farmers because of
irregular and untimely availability of these tractors due to frequentââ ... Continue reading---
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