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CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF MECHANIZATION ON AFRICA’S ECONOMY.


LENJO VALERY L, Digital Entrepreneur

Mechanization is the use of machines to augment or scale up productivity in the society. The use of machines on earth date far back as 1000BC with what physicians term “The Simple Machines” which was use used for Calculation, processing of grains to flour, agriculture, making solutions for drinks, etc. Machines vary depending on purpose and problems to be solved. It could be tractors for agricultural practices, Pulley systems for construction, Generators for transforming energies, Automated teller machines for banks, Computing devices for office use, etc Nowadays Machines have been made portable, affordable and available to an extent that they even constitute 25% of the earths pollution today. Thus the need for Green Computing system so as to revamp the purity of the environment. Even though machines have been Automated and user friendly, 65% of the African population(Cameroonians to be specific) still don’t know how to fabricate and how to operate various machines for their daily transactions. We have cling to the manual systems to the point that we don’t even see the negative consequences it has on our development. The absence of education or understanding on how to make and use Machines is the cause of our demotivating and degrading economy. Since 2016, the president has been reiterating the need to promote second generation agriculture which is no other thing than to implement the principles of Mechanization and Biotechnology in our farms. For Africa to traverse this lower stage and meet Global demands and competitions in the domain of food supply, infrastructure and electronics, We must Educate and train our youths in engineering and applied/conception sciences practically. E.g Computer science lessons must be taught in a computer laboratory that have internet connection, A biology lesson should be taught in the biology laboratory with sample species and equipments for experimental purposes, a lesson on construction and agriculture must be taught on an open field and farm respectively not in a classroom and chalk. Comparative to China , USA, Cuba, etc, our productivity even in cash crops like Cocoa, Coffee, cotton, banana, rice, etc has dropped due to lack of standard Machines. Cameroon imports fertilized eggs and fish from China because we lack the technology. Interestingly there is a youth in the Northwest Region of Cameroon by Name Nyuoh John who is an agricultural engineer and has open his eyes to solving this flue with his creation of Machines for cracking Cocoa, grounding coffee and slicing Vegetables. Our government need to fund, promote and booster these genre of initiatives for the growth of our Economy. Author: LENJO VALERY L, Digital Entrepreneur

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