two-wheel tractors
Bringing mechanization to farmers’ doorsteps
Innovations
A mechanization project promotes the uptake of scale-appropriate machinery for smallholder farmers in rural Zimbabwe.
Two-wheel tractors transform smallholder farming communities in Masvingo
Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
Financially-accessible mechanization options are reducing labor and providing further job opportunities for smallholders in Zimbabwe.
A new vision of making profits drives mechanization service providers in Zimbabwe
Innovations
Service providers offering mechanized services in Masvingo District, southern Zimbabwe realize quick gains in early months of the pilot.
Mechanization takes off
Capacity development
Successful establishment of an agricultural machinery workshop in Meki signals a boost for private sector-driven mechanization in Ethiopia.
Many birds with one stone
Capacity development
Two-wheel tractors have replaced outdated farming tools, helping Ethiopian farmers reduce drudgery, improve productivity and increase their profits.
Power steering
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Women in Bangladesh start successful businesses using power-tiller-operated seeders.
Money-making machines
Capacity development
Small-mechanization pilot initiative signs up 15 service providers to boost incomes and resilience through a lease-to-own business model in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Small is beautiful
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
7 ways to make small-scale mechanization work for African farmers.
Farmers diversify crops in their fields and food on their plates
Innovations
Two-wheel tractors are allowing Ethiopian farmers to boost their incomes and support their communities in times of need.
