Agriculture mechanization involves economic application
of engineering technology to increase labor effi ciency,
for higher productivity and commercialization of
agriculture products and services (Daum et al, 2020). It
covers all levels of farming and processing technologies,
from simple and basic hand tools to more sophisticated
and motorized equipment, applied in activities such
as ploughing, harvesting, processing, and marketing
of agriculture products. Within the broader focus of
Agriculture Productivity and Commercialization as the
fi rst pillar of Malawi 2063 is promotion of mechanization
in the agriculture sector towards a highly productive
and commercialized agriculture sector (National
Planning Commission, 2020). Evidence suggests that
mechanization has a major eff ect on demand and supply
of farm labor, agricultural profi tability and a change in