Since the subsidizing agricultural machine purchase was launched in 2004, the agriculture equipment industry in Chongqing has progressed by leaps and bounds, but it is still faced with a few urgent problems, which requires the coordination of stakeholders, with an aim to establish a clear...

As the material foundation of agriculture modernization, the modernization level of agricultural equipment and technology is the significant signal of agricultural modernization, and the advancement of agricultural modernization is the important content of building a well-off society in an...

[paper in French] This article deals with social mechanisms which produce normative choices of organic market gardeners, treating mainly two aspects of farm working which are significant of their relationship to production seasonality: greenhouses and commercialization. It describes and tries to...

Purpose – Safety is an important issue when manipulators operate in an environment where humans are present, such as the agriculture industry. An intrinsically safe mechanical system guarantees human safety when electronics or controls fail. However, industry also demands a certain operating...

Dutch company Insentec has developed a robotic solution for milking cows. Using a standard industrial robot and machine vision, Insentec's Galaxy product is a fully automated milking station that is available to cows 24 h a day. Some 100 systems are already in use on farms around Europe.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the commercialization of agricultural equipment generated by research and development in Bangladesh - describes the institutional framework for developing prototypes; outlines farmer's attitudes to innovations; contrasts private sector success in marketing new...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on industrial development, based on a sample of 81 small scale industries producing agricultural machinery in Uttar Pradesh, India - explains industries' stagnation due to failure to produce technological change and innovations; stresses need for marketing and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the commercialization of local levelly-developed agricultural technology in Jordan - reviews agricultural sector institutional framework, agricultural production, land utilization, agricultural credit, land tenure, labour shortages and agricultural market;...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study examining obstacles to the commercialization of local agricultural technology in Nepal - investigates constraints to manufacturing agricultural equipment and tools by small scale industry and their use by farmers; looks at agricultural extension...