The guidelines resulting from this report are principally directed towards sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the lack of farm power and appropriate machinery is having a deleterious effect on rural livelihoods. The farm power and machinery supply chain includes a range of stakeholders from manufacturers and importers through dealers, hire service providers, repairers and farmers. All stakeholders need to make a profit enabling the supply chain to be sustainable over time. Environmental protection is a mandate as there is a current and urgent need to temper the potential damage caused by increased agricultural production and global warming. Conservation agriculture (CA) is a potential answer that has proved its worth in South America. However there is no panacea. Thoughtful mechanization strategies need to be formulated for each situation and context and, in addition to proposing profitable outcomes, they should have an inbuilt environmental protection mechanism. The aim of this document is to provide national and regional policy-makers and would-be entrepreneurs with the knowledge and experiences of similar groups in three continents (Africa, Asia and America). The analysis and guidelines presented here will be relevant to the needs and aspirations of all stakeholders in the farm power and machinery input supply chain, be they manufacturers, importers or other vital service providers. The information is also aimed at helping farmers who are increasingly embracing the free market economy and are demanding positive results from the supply chain. The main thrust of this Technical Report is to examine the farm machinery and equipment supply chains in three countries. Information from these cases can provide guidelines as a first step in national mechanization strategy formulation. However, a national strategy can only provide a framework for action. Implementation arrangements and agreements will have to be made and for this both private and public sectors have a set of roles and tasks to perform. The report analyses the results of farm machinery supply chain case studies in Kenya, Pakistan and Brazil. Short summaries of each study are given and the roles of each stakeholder in the supply chain are described.