Agricultural Machinery Management - Bello R.S.

Machinery management is an integral but vital aspect of successful agricultural mechanization scheme irrespective of its scale of operation. Effective machinery management implies effective decision making and implementation in all aspects of selecting operation, making right choice on equipment, ownership, appropriate power-implement match, operation financing and controls on machinery utilization for optimum output. Evidently, today's agricultural market is rapidly growing in the face of dwindling oil reserves and ailing capital markets. As such, agriculture becomes more competitive and requires operating costs minimization and better resource management to maximize profit. Increased machine capacity and efficient utilization of production factors could encourage major cost reduction. This book therefore provide useful information on management strategies and decision making processes to maximize machine efficiency and increased production as well as provide requisite skills in planning, operating and managing agricultural technology in today's competitive market.

EAN: 9783659779299