A Review of Past, Present and Proposed Mechanization Strategies in the Philippines

This article is part of the seminar-workshop on the “Consequences of Small Farm Mechanization on Production, Employment and Incomes in the Philippines” sponsored jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies and the International Rice Research Institute held on December 1-2, 1983 at Tagaytay City. It deals with agriculture mechanization that has been undertaken in the past and that is currently implemented to date. Future mechanization strategies are proposed.