Abstract

This project will build on the farm household data collected in another IDRC-supported project "Economie Rurale" (87-0123). Two major areas of interest on factors of production were identified by the field researchers for more indepth analysis and updating: the utilization of animal draft power and commercial inputs. Animal draft power, besides being a technology appropriate to the socioeconomic conditions of Africa, has the advantage of not generating a high degree of dependence among those who use it. This project will determine the effects of animal draft power on: agricultural productivity; the utilization of manpower; and the income of farmers in the Korhogo region, where this form of mechanization is more widely developed than in order regions of the Côte d'Ivoire. Specifically, it will determine the gains or losses in crop yield, manpower required per hectare, and income generated per hectare, due to the adoption of animal draft power. The research results will be made available to the Ivorian government. The project will also increase the research capacity of the recipient institution and provide update material for its courses.

Post-Project Summary

A postproject abstract could not be written due to lack of documentation (final report) in the IDRC library.

Recipient Institution(s)