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1. Mechanization and agricultural development
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The context : global comparison of the levels of agricultural mechanization
1.3 Stagnation and decline in the level of agricultural mechanization in Africa
1.4 Renewed interest in agricultural mechanization in Africa
1.5 Action by the African Union
1.6 Methodology of the study
1.7 Validation Workshop
2. Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Africa
2.1 Agricultural mechanization during the colonial period
2.2 Agricultural mechanization after independence : 1960–1985
2.3 Agricultural mechanization after independence : 1985–2010
2.4 Agricultural mechanization after independence : from 2010
2.5 Lessons from past experience on agricultural mechanization in Africa
2.6 Philosophical vision
2.7 Conclusion
3. Key issues and constraints to sustainable agricultural mechanization in Africa
3.1 Farm power as the key input in agricultural mechanization
3.2 Hand-tool technology and human muscle power
3.3 Draft animal power and technologies
3.4 Mechanical power
3.5 Agricultural implements and sustainability
3.6 Importance of commercial farmers for the sustainability of mechanization
3.7 Types of crops
3.8 Mechanization across the value chain
3.9 Machinery utilization rates and timeliness of field operations
3.10 Franchises and supply chains for agricultural machinery and implements
3.11 Manufacturing of agricultural machinery and associated services
3.12 Sustainability issues: environmental, commercial and socio-economic
3.13 Institutions and policy
3.14 Cross-cutting issues
3.15 Concluding remarks
4. Elements of a framework for SAMA
4.1 Ten elements of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA)
4.2 Making SAMA commercially sustainable: Elements 1–5
4.3 Making SAMA environmentally sustainable: Element 6
4.4 Making SAMA socio-economically sustainable: Elements 7 and 8
4.5 Overarching elements for SAMA: Elements 9 and 10
4.6 Formulation of strategies for SAMA at the country and regional levels
4.7 Conclusion
5. SAMA implementation mechanism: Agenda for action
5.1. Decisions by AU governance bodies on the draft framework for SAMA
5.2. Way forward