Houssou, Nazaire; Diao, Xinshen; Kolavalli, Shashidhara - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. Under erratic rainfalls, timeliness of farming operations is critical for farmers. Based on the hypothesis that owning a...