In sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries like Nigeria, anecdotal evidence indicates that the cost of manual farming activities has been rising, with potential causes including the growing urban sector, as well as rural non-farm economies (Oseni and Winters 2009) which often raises rural farming wages (Reardon et al. 2000). While rising rural wages may help some farmers benefit through increased off-farm income earning activities, farmers getting higher returns from farming than non-farm activities may lose from higher labor costs. When high labor costs have negative effects on agricultural productivity and the welfare of smallholder farm households, effective support for mechanization may be critical. Demand for mechanization may be determined by various factors including