Farm Mechanization In India Economic Issues Perspective And Opportunities

Author : Ranjith Kumar P.S,Prasanna Kumar P.S ,Prem Jose Vazhacharickal
Publisher : Prem Jose
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798656971348

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Farm mechanization in India: Economic issues, perspective and opportunities by Ranjith Kumar P.S,Prasanna Kumar P.S ,Prem Jose Vazhacharickal Pdf

Mechanization is a process of replacing biological sources of energy involving animal and human labour to mechanized sources of energy. Farm mechanization indicates the use of machines for conducting agricultural operations replacing the traditional methods which involve human and animal labour. In the period 2004-05 to 2011-12, robust growth in the secondary and tertiary sectors led to significant job creation in agriculture sector. Tractors and power tillers have been driving the farm mechanization in India. Tractor sales have grown at a CAGR of 9.0 % in Financial Year (FY) 05-15 to around 5.5 lakh tractors in FY15 (around 2.3 lakh in FY2005) whereas sales of power tillers have grown at a CAGR of 10.6% in FY2005 to 2015 to 48,000 power tillers in FY2015 (17,841 in FY2005). Farm mechanisation is a fuel to agriculture production now days. As several studies indicate the mechanisation not only reduced the drudgery of manual labour and it enables the efficient and judicious use of resources. The increased agricultural production and productivity over the decades is coupled with the farm power availability. High labour intensive crops have turned to low labour intensive crops by replacing the mechanical power, which also reduced the cost of production and improved quality of produce led to increased farmers income share.

Author : Bhattarai, Madhusudan,Joshi, Pramod Kumar,Shekhawa, R. S.,Takeshima, Hiroyuki
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The evolution of tractorization in India’s low-wage economy: Key patterns and implications by Bhattarai, Madhusudan,Joshi, Pramod Kumar,Shekhawa, R. S.,Takeshima, Hiroyuki Pdf

This study reviews the evolution of tractor use in India in the past few decades, and supplements this with a panel model analysis using factors associated with state-level tractor density growth. Growth in tractor use in India, unlike that in the United States and Japan, has occurred at relatively low wage rates and with a substantial majority of the workforce remaining in the agricultural sector. Considerable growth in domestic manufacturing has contributed to growth in tractor densities. Tractor density across the 14 major states in India between 1982 and 2012 was positively affected by income per capita, cropping intensity, and the average size of farmland holdings. Tractor intensity grew at a fast pace even in low-wage regions of India, indicating that relatively lower labor wages might not have been a binding factor for diffusion of farm machinery and tractors among smallholding farmers in India.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,African Union
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251308714

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Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,African Union Pdf

This framework presents ten interrelated principles/elements to guide Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa (SAMA). Further, it presents the technical issues to be considered under SAMA and the options to be analysed at the country and sub regional levels. The ten key elements required in a framework for SAMA are as follows: The analysis in the framework calls for a specific approach, involving learning from other parts of the world where significant transformation of the agricultural mechanization sector has already occurred within a three-to-four decade time frame, and developing policies and programmes to realize Africa’s aspirations of Zero Hunger by 2025. This approach entails the identification and prioritization of relevant and interrelated elements to help countries develop strategies and practical development plans that create synergies in line with their agricultural transformation plans. Given the unique characteristics of each country and the diverse needs of Africa due to the ecological heterogeneity and the wide range of farm sizes, the framework avoids being prescriptive.

Author : P. Narasimha Rao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015061551894

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Economic Efficiency and Farm Mechanisation by P. Narasimha Rao Pdf

Modernisation Of Agriculture Is A Worldwide Trend. Modernisation And Technological Inputs Are Highly Interrelated. Among Technological Innovations, The Mechanization Is Perhaps The Most Critical One. Unfortunately, The History Of Agricultural Policy In Many Developing Countries, Including India, Is Replete With Controversies When It Come To Mechanization. Mechanization Was Dubbed As Anti-Labour, Anti-Employment, Anti-Poor, And Hence Needs To Be Discouraged At Any Cost. Over The Years, The Scare Among Policy Makers About Mechanization Has Receded In Its Intensity But The Phobia Has Not Disappeared. Many Economists Have Also Contributed To The Predicament Of Policy Makers In This Regard. Part Of It Was Ideological And Visibly Anti-Big Farmer Oriented. In This Perspective, Mechanization Was Identified With Large Farms And Big Farmers. The Present Study About The Impact Of Mechanization, Is Able To Pinpoint With A Great Deal Of Accuracy, The Desirable Consequences And Welcome Features Of Mechanization. It Is Able To Explore The Effects Of Mechanization On Farm Income, Employment, Productivity And Economic Efficiency In Crop Production. The Arguments That Have Been Made In The Present Study Regarding The Social Costs And Benefits Of The Existing Pattern Of Mechanization Leads To The Conclusion That Net Social Benefits Are Positive. Analysis Of Data From The Present Study Indicates That The Existing Pattern Of Mechanization Does Not Add To Unemployment In The Region, Where The Thrust Is To Expand Agricultural Output, Because Machines Are Used In Response To Worthwhile Techno-Economic Considerations And High Cost Of Draught Power. As Machines Help To Save Resources, Hitherto Allotted To Maintain Draught Animals They Enable An Increase In Output By Raising Crop Intensity And Yield Per Acre. Their Use May Be Socially More Beneficial In The Context Of Shortages And High Prices Of Agricultural Commodities. The Increase In The Scale Of Operation, The Rise In The Crop Intensity And Yield Per Acre Made Possible By Mechanization Can Lead To A Net Increase In Farm Employment. Being In An Age Of Technology, We Simply Cannot Ignore This Beneficial Fallout From Mechanization. Although, The Empirical Work Is Confined To Andhra Pradesh, In Its Analytical Framework, Methodology And Discussion Of Relevant Issues It Has Much Wider Application. It Is A Major Contribution To The Research And Would Be Useful To Economists, Agricultural Scientists And Policy Makers.

Author : Bhim Sen Bhatia
Publisher : Daya Publishing House
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9351308758

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Adoption of Farm Mechanization in a Developing Economy by Bhim Sen Bhatia Pdf

"Farm Mechanisation in a Developing Economy" presents an objective and plausible attempt to study the phenomenon of adoption of innovations through the interdisciplinary approach. The Book contains useful information on status of farm mechanisation in five cropping patterns of Punjab and also the socio-economic profile of farmers in these areas. It also provides appraisal of the different models of adoption and defusion along with critical review of research studies conducted on farm mechanisation in various disciplines. Moreover, prediction models developed through multivariate analysis and meant for estimation of adoption levels of agricultural engineering technologies have been specified. The innovative component of the book includes detailed procedure outlined for developing a knowledge test and statistical techniques for testing regression models for various deficiencies. Finaly, the strategies for enhancing the levels of farm mechanisation have been proposed.

Author : Josef Kienzle,John E. Ashburner,B. G. Sims
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Agricultural machinery
ISBN : IND:30000144850165

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Mechanization for Rural Development by Josef Kienzle,John E. Ashburner,B. G. Sims Pdf

This publication gives a wide-ranging perspective on the present state of mechanization in the developing world, and, as such, constitutes a solid platform on which to build strategies for a sustainable future. Farm mechanization forms an integral plank in the implementation of sustainable crop production intensification methodologies and sustainable intensification necessarily means that the protection of natural resources and the production of ecosystem services go hand-in-hand with intensified production practices. This requires specific mechanization measures to allow crops to be established with minimum soil disturbance, to allow the soil to be protected under organic cover for as long as possible, and to establish crop rotations and associations to feed the soil and to exploit crop nutrients from various soil horizons. This work is the starting point to help the reader understand the complexities and requirements of the task ahead.

Author : P. C. Bansil
Publisher : Advent Books Division Incorporated
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : NWU:35556003284544

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Agricultural Problems of India by P. C. Bansil Pdf

The setting. Evolution of agricultural policy. Famines, floods and drought. Irrigation. Manures and fertilizers; Farm mechanisation. Land policy. Agricultural finance. Agricultural marketing. Agricultural education. Agricultural research. Agricultural production and population. Food policy. Cottage and agro industries. Animal hubandry and dairying. Crop and cattle insurance. Taxation. Agricultural price policy.

Author : B. G. Sims,Josef Kienzle
Publisher : FAO
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : IND:30000110377573

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Farm Power and Mechanization for Small Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa by B. G. Sims,Josef Kienzle Pdf

Many previous publications on farm mechanization, draught animal power, hand tool technology, etc. have tended to be narrowly focused. The topic of farm power and mechanization also tended to be separated from the actual process of growing crops. This manual looks at putting the different sources of farm power, mechanization, machines, equipment and tools in a much broader context. Farm power requirements need to be viewed with reference to rural livelihoods and to farming systems as well as to the critical area of labour saving in HIV/AIDS-hit populations. No one particular type of technology is advocated.

Author : Ranjith Kumar P.S,Prasanna Kumar P.S,Prem Jose Vazhacharickal
Publisher : Prem Jose
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798653603549

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Threats and prospects of arecanut cultivation in Karnataka: an economic study by Ranjith Kumar P.S,Prasanna Kumar P.S,Prem Jose Vazhacharickal Pdf

The term arecanut (Areca catechu L.) means the cluster of nuts. Emergence of the value added arecanut products have given a real boost to arecanut economy in India. Primary data on cost of cultivation of arecanut, perception regarding the constraints and awareness with special focus on emerging alternative arecanut products were collected from the sample farmers, consumers and traders of the sample area. The major source of data for the study was the sample farmers chosen from the selected taluks Viz., Thirthahalli, Kadur, Puttur, Vittla, Tumkur and Hollakere. The data pertain to the consumers and traders were collected from the selected districts namely Shimoga, Mangalore and Bangalore. In order to examine factors influencing the gross returns in arecanut, a regression analysis was carried out. Initially different types of functional forms were examined based on the co-efficient of determination (R2), adjusted R2 and Akaike Information Criterion. Finally the linear form chosen as a better fit based on the explanatory power, which is the co-efficient of determination (R2) and the significance of regression co-efficient. The dependent variable included in the model was gross returns in arecanut. Garret ranking were used to analyze the perception of farmers on production, market and policy based threats. Willingness to consume nutriceutical arecanut products logit analysis was conducted. The secondary data on alternative uses of arecanut were used to analyse the returns from alternative/potential uses of arecanut. Arecanut economy is currently facing crisis from several fronts. Legal Intervention to ban some of the value added products like ghutka is one of the threats which can curtail the demand considerably. Keeping these in background the present study has made an attempt to study the cost of cultivation, major threats, alternative uses of arecanut and awareness among consumers and traders.

Author : Prabhu L. Pingali,Yves Bigot,Hans P. Binswanger,Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4511915

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Agricultural Mechanization and the Evolution of Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by Prabhu L. Pingali,Yves Bigot,Hans P. Binswanger,Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize Pdf

The slow pace of agricultural mechanization in Africa has long been a puzzle. This book begins to solve the puzzle by looking at the conditions in sub-Saharan Africa that have led to only sporadic use of the plow rather than the hand hoe, very limited use of tractors and even oxen, and the failure of many projects seeking to move directly from hand hoes to tractors. The authors interviewed farmers at fifty sites in ten countries. They found that the pace of mechanization has been slow in Africa because it often is not cost effective. Among the issues discussed in the book are : (a) the effect on yields of substituting plows for hoes; (b) the cost-effectiveness of using draft animals as opposed to tractors; (c) conditions under which tractors can be used more efficiently than oxen; and (d) the negative consequences of government interventions to encourage the use of tractors beyond what is economically justified.

Author : Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.,Edeh, Hyacinth
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Effects of agricultural mechanization on economies of scope in crop production in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.,Edeh, Hyacinth Pdf

Agricultural mechanization has often been characterized by scale-effects and increased specialization. Such characterizations, however, fail to explain how mechanization may grow in Africa where production environments are more heterogeneous and diversification of production may help in mitigating risks from increasingly uncertain climatic conditions. Using panel data from farm households and crop-specific production costs in Nigeria, we estimate how the adoption of animal traction or tractors affects the economies of scope (EOS) between rice, non-rice grains, legume/seed crops, and other crops, which are the crop groups that are most widely grown with animal traction or tractors in Nigeria. The results indicate that the adoption of these mechanization technologies is associated with lower EOS between non-rice grains, legume/seed crops, and other crops, but greater EOS between rice and other crops. An increase in EOS for rice is indicated in both primal and dual analytical approaches. Mechanical technologies may raise EOS between crops that are grown in more heterogeneous environments, even though it may lower EOS between crops that are grown in relatively similar environments. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that shows the effects of mechanical technologies on EOS in agriculture in developing countries.

Author : John A. Dixon,David P. Gibbon,Aidan Gulliver,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251046271

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Farming Systems and Poverty by John A. Dixon,David P. Gibbon,Aidan Gulliver,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Author : Martin Reese Cooper,Glen T. Barton,Albert Perry Brodell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Agricultural machinery
ISBN : UIUC:30112019314449

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Progress of Farm Mechanization by Martin Reese Cooper,Glen T. Barton,Albert Perry Brodell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agricultural machinery
ISBN : 9789711041571

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Small Farm Equipment for Developing Countries by Anonim Pdf

The role of small farm equipment; Land preparation; Irrigation; Seeding and planting; Plant protection and soil fertility; Harvesting; Threshing; Grain drying; Improving research and development, manufacturing, marketing, extension and use of small farm equipment.

Author : Bhattarai, Madhusudan,Singh, Gajendra,Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Shekhawat, Ravindra S.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned by Bhattarai, Madhusudan,Singh, Gajendra,Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Shekhawat, Ravindra S. Pdf

This study reviews the evolution of agricultural mechanization, particularly tractors, in India. In doing so, it provides some rough indicators of the extent of mechanization (particularly the spread of tractor use) at different historical phases, emphasizing that India’s experiences up to 1990 are as important as the lessons since then. The paper highlights the growth of diverse patterns of custom-hiring service provision, as well as heterogeneity in the speed of mechanization growth across regions and agroecological zones. It also summarizes the evolution of key related policies in India that are likely to have affected tractor imports, supply, financing, manufacturing, and related inputs such as fuel and electricity.