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Pilot study of farm power-machinery status and custom-hiring opportunities in rice (Oryza sativa)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system

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Title Pilot study of farm power-machinery status and custom-hiring opportunities in rice (Oryza sativa)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system
 
Creator PARRAY, ROAF AHMAD
MANI, INDRA
KUMAR, ADARSH
KHURA, TAPAN KUMAR
LANDE, SATISH DEVARAM
 
Subject Annual use, Cropping intensity, Custom hiring, Threshold level, Tractor density
 
Description A study was conducted in 12 blocks selected from three districts, viz. Aligarh, Hathras and Etah of Aligarh Division in order to assess the farm power machinery demand-supply gap and hence the future scope for custom hiring of farm machinery. It was found that the threshold level of land ownership for purchasing tractor-implement system in all the 12 blocks was 2 ha. In all the 12 blocks, medium category farmers owned 54-73% tractors, followed by large category 27-39% and 4-10% by semi-medium category of farmers. Khair block of Aligarh District showed highest tractor annual use hours (549 h) for different purposes, followed by Atrauli block of Aligarh (509 h) and Nidhauli Kalan blockof District Etah (502 h). Tractor owners used the tractors for their own use for 70.57-79% of total working hours. Agricultural use in own farms by tractor owners ranged between 72.86- 86.50% of the working hours spent on theirown uses. Cropping intensity was found to be positively correlated with tractor density. Wheat sowing machine,wheat thresher, combine harvester and rotavator were found to have a great opportunity for use a as custom hiringventure, being used more than 50% of their annual use solely for the purpose of custom hiring.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2016-02-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/55874
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 86, No 2 (2016)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/55874/23487
 
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