TY  - GM
AU  - Sims,B.
AU  - Kahan,D.G.
AU  - Mpagalile,J.
AU  - Hilmi,M.
AU  - Santos Valle,S.
TI  - Hire services as a business enterprise: a training manual for small-scale mechanization service providers
SN  - 978-92-5-130513-3 (FAO)
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Rome
PB  - FAO, CIMMYT
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Agricultural mechanization
KW  - Farm equipment
KW  - Enterprises
KW  - Smallholders
KW  - Sustainable agriculture
N1  - Open Access
N2  - This manual is specifically designed to help train actual and potential farm mechanization service providers, in order to increase access to sustainable farm power to raise the productivity of smallholder farmers. It focuses on two crucial aspects: the provision of farm mechanization services as a viable business opportunity for entrepreneurs, and the essential criteria of raising productivity in an environmentally sensitive and responsible way. Practical guidance on the essential business development and management skills required to successfully run a mechanization service provision business are presented. The manual will be of particular interest to policymakers’ intent on achieving sustainable intensification in the agricultural sector. It is also a valuable resource for trainers charged with increasing the supply of well-trained and well-equipped entrepreneurial mechanization service providers through the implementation of training courses tailored to the specific course locations
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/10883/19537
ER  -