?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11252%2F&rft.title=Hand+book+on+use+and+maintenance+of+small+scale+agricultural+machines&rft.creator=Ajeigbe%2C+H+A&rft.creator=Adinoyi%2C+A&rft.subject=Nigeria&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.subject=African+Agriculture&rft.description=Small-scale+farmers+are+estimated+to+account+for+the+cultivation+of+about+90%25+of+the+total+cultivated+land+area+in+Nigeria%2C+producing+about+90%25+of+the+total+agricultural+output+(CTA%2C+1997).+This+category+of+farmers+still+depends+on+manual+labour+to+carry+out+their+various+farming+operations.+However%2C+with+labour+demand+at+critical+crop+production+stages%2C+high+labour+cost+and+food+demand+for+the+teaming+population+of+over+170+million+with+an+annual+growth+rate+of+2.5%25%2C+the+introduction+of+agricultural+labour+saving+devices+to+Nigeria+agriculture+has+become+indispensable.%0D%0AThough+successive+administrations+in+Nigeria+have+made+concerted+efforts+aimed+at+achieving+self+sufficiency+in+food+production%2C+these+efforts+have+failed+to+achieve+their+intended+goals.+There+are+many+factors+responsible+for+this%2C+a+major+one+being+the+lack+of+an+integrated+and+appropriate+labour+saving+agricultural+tools+and+machines.%0D%0ATherefore%2C+the+need+to+develop+and+introduce+more+labour+saving+devices+on+Nigeria+farms+has+never+been+more+critical+than+now.+Knowing+fully+well+that+increased+land+productivity+(greater+output+per+unit+of+land)+generally+depends+on+the+application+of+higher+technology+and+a+higher+level+of+knowledge+and+management+ability%2C+it+is+necessary+to+appreciate+those+changes+in+mechanization+level+and+farm+management+abilities+that+can+have+a+multiplier+effect+on+output+per+unit+of+land.%0D%0AIt+is+in+view+of+the+above+that+ICRISAT+Nigeria+is+poise+with+the+massive+promotion+of+standardized+small+and+medium+scale+agricultural+machinery+and+equipment+as+well+as+promotes+the+production+of+locally+designed+prototypes+in+order+to+help+increase+the+productivity+of+the+poor+agrarian+community+of+the+country...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11252%2F1%2FHand%2520Book%2520on%2520Operation%2520and%2520Maintenance_final%2520ICRISAT.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ajeigbe%2C+H+A+and+Adinoyi%2C+A++(2019)+Hand+book+on+use+and+maintenance+of+small+scale+agricultural+machines.++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT.+++++