Agricultural mechanization for sustainable agriculture and food security in Zimbabwe: a case of Bindura District in Mashonaland Central Province

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dc.contributor.advisorObi, Ajuruchukwuen
dc.contributor.authorChisango, Future, Ten
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-28T10:30:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-28T10:30:56Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractA cardinal development goal of the Zimbabwean government is agricultural mechanization through the acquisition and use of tractors by arable crop farmers in communal and resettlement state land. This research project therefore aimed at investigating the impact of mechanization on agricultural productivity focusing on farmers in Bindura district of Zimbabwe who benefitted under the ongoing farm mechanization program. The existing land policy and the issue of technical efficiency in agricultural productivity are assumed to be the drivers of the program. It is likely that these key issues will constitute an important consideration in determining the sustainability of the mechanization policy. A multistage sampling technique was used to randomly select 90 farmers in the study area. The Cobb Douglas approach and Logistic regression were used to analyze data obtained from the respondents. Results revealed that tractor use was positively influenced by household size, access to extension services and crop output equivalent. Education, land area cultivated, stoniness negatively influenced the probability of adoption of mechanized farming. Furthermore, the technical efficiency estimate of adopter and nonadopters of mechanized farming showed no difference in their level of technical efficiency in agricultural productivity that was 64 percent on average. The level of observed inefficiency was increased by slope, stoniness and household size while age reduced technical inefficiency. It is recommended that government should consolidate the present gains arising from extension services. Also, environmental factors such as slope (topography) and stoniness, which constituted major disincentives in communal areas, could be overcome if government and farmers can identify and open up new areas of farmland for occupation by farmers.en
dc.formatxii, 119 leaves; 30 cmen
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dc.identifier.citationChisango, Future, T. 2010en
dc.identifier.othervital:11156en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/348en
dc.identifier.otherFarm mechanization -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgricultural machinery -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgricultural productivity -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherSustainable agriculture -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherFood supply -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgriculture and state -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4177
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Science & Agricultureen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectFarm mechanization -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgricultural machinery -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgricultural productivity -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectSustainable agriculture -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectFood supply -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgriculture and state -- Zimbabween
dc.titleAgricultural mechanization for sustainable agriculture and food security in Zimbabwe: a case of Bindura District in Mashonaland Central Provinceen
dc.title.alternativeAgricultural mechanization for sustainable agriculture and food security in Zimbabwe: a case of Bindura District in Mashonaland Central Provinceen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMSc Agric (Agricultural Economics)en

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