TY  - REP
AU  - Jabbar,M.A.
AU  - Bari,A.K.M.
AU  - Bhuiyan,M.S.R.
TI  - Causes and consequences of power tiller utilization in two areas of Bangladesh
SN  - 971-104-082-4
U1  - 85-105824 
PY  - 1983///
KW  - Bangladesh
KW  - Equipment
KW  - Farm organization and management
KW  - Soil cultivation equipment
N1  - 12 tables; 8 ref. Summary (En)
N2  - Causes and consequences of power tiller utilization were examined using data collected from 63 tiller owners and 56 nonowners. Timely and quick cultivation, difficulty in managing large numbers of animals, low cost and better quality tillage, and animal shortage were the main reasons for purchasing tillers. Cost were low because of distortions in the prices of tillers and fuel. Unavailability of spare parts and lack of repair facilities were major problems. Tiller use increased size of cultivated holding, decreased regular labor, evicted tenants, changed tenure status, increased cropping intensity, and increased machine orientation of farmers. The
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. 71-83. Received Feb 1984
ER  -