Using digital technology for agricultural mechanisation: evidence from the tractor rental market

Explores the benefits and frictions on the rental market for tractors.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
30 October 2025
Country:
Kenya and Nigeria
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
22 April 2025
Authors:
Nottmeyer, S.

Abstract

Tractor sharing via rental markets has the potential to achieve economies of scale, enabling smallholder farmers’ access to mechanisation and increasing productivity. This brief explores the benefits and frictions on the rental market using georeferenced records from a digital tractor sharing platform in Kenya and Nigeria.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Nottmeyer S. ‘Using digital technology for agricultural mechanisation: evidence from the tractor rental market’ STEG Proj icy Brief, 2025

Using digital technology for agricultural mechanisation: evidence from the tractor rental market

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Published 30 October 2025
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