Status and Projection Estimates of Agricultural Implements and Machinery in India

It is an accepted fact that higher levels of production in agriculture need higher levels of power availability. In the absence of adequate power supply, agricultural operations cannot be completed in time and yields would be adversely affected. Availability of adequate farm power is very crucial for timely farm operations for increasing production and productivity and handling the crop produce to reduce losses. With the increase in intensity of cropping the turnaround time is drastically reduced and it is not possible to harvest and thresh the standing crop, on one hand, and prepare seed bed and do timely sowing operations of subsequent crop, on the other hand, in the limited time available, unless adequate farm power is available. As such there is a strong need for more authentic figures relating to the items pertaining to agricultural implements and machinery. In the changing scenario, it has became more important to have projection estimates of total number of tractors, power tillers, diesel engines, electric pumps and other power-operated agricultural machinery and implements for the future years. Making use of available yearly data, the projected population of agricultural machinery and implements for future years at All-India level has been worked out in this paper.