@article{Houssou:211744,
      recid = {211744},
      author = {Houssou, Nazaire and Chapoto, Anthony},
      title = {Adoption of Farm Mechanization, Cropland Expansion, and  Intensification in Ghana},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1008-2016-80214},
      pages = {29},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {This research assesses whether the recent public and  private efforts to improve farmer’s access to mechanical  power in Ghana, have had their intended effects on the  country’s agricultural sector. Using panel survey data,  this paper analyzes the impacts of mechanization on  cropland expansion and farming system intensification in  Northern Ghana. Findings show a positive correlation  between farm mechanization and cropland expansion during  the survey period. However, there was no evidence of  increasing farm input use with the use of tractors. Indeed,  findings seem to suggest an inverse relationship between  mechanization and farm intensification. We conclude that  tractorization is unlikely to foster farm input  intensification in regions such as Northern Ghana where  farmlands are still abundant.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/211744},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.211744},
}