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Constraints on Oxen Cultivation in the Sahel

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  • Christopher L. Delgado
  • John McIntire

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Ox-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.

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  • Christopher L. Delgado & John McIntire, 1982. "Constraints on Oxen Cultivation in the Sahel," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 64(2), pages 188-196.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:64:y:1982:i:2:p:188-196.
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    1. McCarl, Bruce A., 1984. "Model Validation: An Overview with some Emphasis on Risk Models," Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 52(03), pages 1-21, December.
    2. Worstell, James & Colley, Barry, 1993. "Enabling Resilience and Enhancing Assets: Famine Mitigation from a Seeds and Tools Perspective," USDA Miscellaneous 336999, United States Department of Agriculture.

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