Constraints on oxen cultivation in the Sahel

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cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SN
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2307/1241122en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Archive
cg.issn0002-9092en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economicsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume64en
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Christopher L.en
dc.contributor.authorMcIntire, Johnen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T12:57:00Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-29T12:57:00Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/170474
dc.titleConstraints on oxen cultivation in the Sahelen
dcterms.abstractOx‐powered cultivation is common in parts of the Sahel, yet most farmers in the region continue to cultivate manually. Insights from oxen farms in Mali are compared to nonadopters in Upper Volta. Ox‐driven technology in the Sahel may be more labor shifting than labor saving. Linear programming models indicate a prohibitive opportunity cost of extra labor required for team maintenance and use on small, rainfed farms growing traditional millets and sorghums in Upper Volta. Farm simulations suggest that ox plowing increases cash crop acreage, but clearly profitable adoption requires companion innovations to boost labor productivity in peak periods.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDelgado, Christopher L.; McIntire, John. 1982. Constraints on oxen cultivation in the Sahel. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 64(2): 188-196. https://doi.org/10.2307/1241122en
dcterms.extentpp. 188-196en
dcterms.issued1982-05
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/2215en
dcterms.subjectbullocksen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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