Mechanical Power Adoption Rate
Sustainable Agriculture Mechanization
Empowering Africa through Mechanized Agriculture
Accelerating climate-smart farming through knowledge, partnerships, evidence, and field-ready mechanization solutions.
Area Under Mechanical Power
Average Cereal Yields
GHG Reduction from SAM
Mechanization Indicators
A visual snapshot of core SAM indicators, using the official image set from the platform and current status values.
Indicator 1
Mechanical Power Adoption Rate (%)
Current Status
10%
Indicator 2
Area Under Mechanical Power
Current Status
21,100,000 ha
Indicator 3
Area Under Conservation Agriculture (million hectares) as % of farmed area
Current Status
3.5 million CA ha out of 21.1 million ha cropland = 1.66%
Indicator 4
Number of Certified Mechanization Service Providers
Current Status
Based on ACT Expert Knowledge of one MSP for every 500 hectares; for the 21.1 million hectares; with only 12% being certified (2025).
Indicator 5
Average Cereal Yields
Current Status
1.763 tonnes/ha
Indicator 6
GHG Reduction from SAM (tonnes/year)
Current Status
3,500,000. Gonzalez Sanchez, Mkomwa, S., et al.; 2018. One hectare sequesters an average of one tonne equivalent of carbon dioxide per year (tCO2e/year).
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