TY  - REP
AU  - Herdt,R.W.
TI  - Mechanization of rice production in developing Asian countries [Japan, Taiwan and Korea]:  perspective, evidence, and issues
SN  - 971-104-082-4
U1  - 85-116023 
PY  - 1983///
KW  - Equipment
KW  - Japan
KW  - Korea, democratic people
KW  - Rice oryza
KW  - Taiwan, province of
N1  - 16 ref. Summary (En)
N2  - A generalized sequence of mechanization of Asian rice production is developed, based on experience in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. By 1978, these countries had reached a relatively high level of mechanized riceland preparation. Labor force growth rates among Asian countries are compared. A net social benefit model for evaluating the desirability of mechanizing rice production is outlined and often neglected factors are identified. Available empirical evidence on some important factors is reviewed and the question of who benefits from mechanization is addressed
T2  - International Rice Research Inst., Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines); Agricultural Development Council, New York (USA). Consequences of small-farm mechanization. Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines). 1983. p. 1-13. Received Feb 1984
ER  -