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TRENDS IN FARM MECHANIZATION IN ODISHA AND ITS IMPACT ONCOST OF CULTIVATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COMBINE HARVESTER AND RICE TRANSPLANTER

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Title TRENDS IN FARM MECHANIZATION IN ODISHA AND ITS IMPACT ONCOST OF CULTIVATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COMBINE HARVESTER AND RICE TRANSPLANTER
 
Creator Patra, Pushpanjali
 
Contributor Behera, D.
 
Subject TRENDS IN FARM MECHANIZATION IN ODISHA AND COST, CULTIVATION, COMBINE HARVESTER, RICE TRANSPLANTER
 
Description The technological improvements in Indian agriculture since mid sixties have brought about revolutionary increase in agricultural production. Interestingly, the growth rate of food grain production particularly in case of wheat and rice was much higher than the growth rate of population. The country which was facing acute food shortages till eighties, has now become not only self-sufficient but also a net exporter of food grains. This has been made possible due to evolution of high yielding crop varieties, increased use of chemical fertilizers, development of irrigation facilities and plant protection measures accompanied by effective price support programs of farm products. The increased use of purchased inputs in agriculture necessitated to raise their utilization efficiencies though mechanization. Farm mechanization has been helpful to bring about a significant improvement in agricultural productivity. Thus, there is strong need for mechanization of agricultural operations. The factors that justify the strengthening of farm mechanization in the country can be numerous. The timeliness of operations has assumed greater significance in obtaining optimal yields from different crops, which has been possible by way of mechanization. Secondly, the quality and precision of the operations are equally significant for realizing higher yields. Various operations such as land leveling, irrigation, sowing and planting, use of fertilizers, plant protection, harvesting and threshing need a high degree of precision to increase the efficiency of the inputs and reduce the losses. For example, sowing of the required quantity of seed at proper depth and uniform application of given dose of fertilizer can only be possible with the use of proper mechanical devices. However, when such operations are performed through indigenous methods, their efficiency is reduced. Thirdly, the time taken to perform sequence of operations is a factor determining the cropping intensity. So as to ensure timeliness of various operations, it is quite inevitable to use such mechanical equipments which have higher output capacity and cut down the number of operations to be performed. This has helped in increase in area under cultivation and increase in cropping intensity. Higher productivity of land and labor is another factor, which clearly justifies farm mechanization.
 
Date 2017-01-19T15:49:28Z
2017-01-19T15:49:28Z
2015
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/97161
 
Language en
 
Relation Th;4317