Agricultural machinery industry development in Africa

Agricultural machinery industry development in Africa

Agricultural mechanization is the most basic and significant feature of modern agriculture. To promote agricultural modernization, we must first develop agricultural mechanization, which is the necessary way to build agricultural modernization. Agricultural equipment system brings farmers a lot of economic benefits through reasonable allocation of agricultural machines to reduce operation costs.

Africa's agricultural machinery industry development policy environment

Nigeria Agricultural Machinery Policy.

On February 23, 2017, the municipal council of Abuja region in Nigeria announced that agricultural machinery services with high subsidies will be provided to farmers in the jurisdiction.

In 2014, then Nigerian President Jonathan instructed the CBN to establish a N50 billion Agricultural Machinery Development Fund as soon as possible to support mechanized agricultural production in Nigeria.

Whether it is the establishment of the Agricultural Machinery Development Fund or the repeated introduction of agricultural machinery rental services, the Nigerian government's determination in promoting agricultural mechanization has never changed.

China-Africa Trade Research Center