Status, Strategies and Challenges for Farm Mechanization in Narmada District, Gujarat

Autor:	Balkrishna Patel, Satya Singh, Hitesh Sanchavat, Vinit Modi
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Tillage Agricultural science Threshing Geography Index (economics) Agriculture business.industry Sowing business Mechanization
Zdroj:	Journal of AgriSearch. 7
ISSN:	2348-8867 2348-8808
DOI:	10.21921/jas.v7i04.19398
Popis:	Adoption of Farm Machines in a region depends greatly on socio economic condition of farmers. A survey was conducted in Dediapada taluka, Narmada District, Gujarat to assess their socio-economic status and their effect on mechanisation level. The maximum, minimum and average values of mechanization index are 78, 7 and 24, respectively. The mechanization tool level (MTL), which indicates percentage of mechanization used for particular farming operation in Dediapada region were 40% for tillage, 11 % for sowing, 18 % for intercultural, 35% for spraying, 22 % for weeding, 14 % for harvesting and 33 % for threshing. This paper also discusses future strategies for enhancement of mechanization in region.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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