| Document ID (ISN) | 64068 |
| CIS number |
95-754 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rogan A., O'Neill D. |
| Title |
Ergonomics aspects of crop production in tropical developing countries - A literature review |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1993, Vol.24, No.6, p.371-386. 66 ref. |
| Abstract |
A literature review was carried out to determine the extent to which ergonomics factors limit manual crop production operations in developing countries. Most of the literature reviewed reported studies of land preparation and weeding tasks. The potential practical application of much of the material reviewed was limited. However, there was evidence that the application of ergonomics principles has the potential to relieve at least some of the drudgery associated with agricultural tasks carried out by resource-poor farmers in the tropics. Recommendations for future research are made. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ergonomics; developing countries; crop farming; agricultural operations |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; soil cultivation; ergonomic evaluation; hand tools; weeding |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Ergonomics
OSH in developing countries
|
