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Assessment and Requirement of Farm Mechanization : A Case Study

V.P. Khambalkar, Ritesh Suman, C.V. Rathod and C.N. Gangde

Abstract

The present research work was carried out at Central Demonstration Farm, Dr. PDKV, Akola. The data for the study were collected for the years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11. The power available for the actual cultivable area was found to be 0.746 kW, 0.291 kW and 0.268 kW for the year 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively. The power available for the gross total area was found to be 0.276 kW, 0.268 kW and 0.253 kW for the year 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively. The farm machineries and implements in working (non working) was found to be 51 (10), 42 (22) and 40 (24) for the year 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively. The cumulative cultivable area for the Kharif and Rabi season was found to be 620.20, 1843.39 and 1950.45 including Jatropha and social forestry for the year 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively. The mechanization requirement for the year 2010-11 for various field operation were observed to be 38.47 %, 96.64 %, 29.27%,75.72 %, 63.05 % and 57.26 % respectively. The tractors (45 hp) requirement for the various field operations for the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 was found to be 08 and 11 respectively

Keyword: Field capacities; Farm me

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