What all possible measures can be introduced in agricultural sector to make farming more efficient?
In India we mainly rely upon tractor for almost all crop production cycle. Can we introduce separate machine for each phase of crop cycle just like other other countries? Will it be feasible in India. ?
Mechanization is necessary, otherwise it can not be. Developed countries mechanized agriculture completely and this increases productivity. But how is it mechanized ?, it is a difficult question. This requires funds, and the farmer does not have them. It means that the state should stimulate agricultural mechanization. How? And this is a science task.
Countries that have developed successfully have shifted resources from agriculture to manufacturing. The Green Revolution benefited most regions of the world, Worldwide, agriculture is the main source of income among the rural poor. Relative to other sectors, agricultural growth can reduce rural poverty rates faster and more effectively. Farmers’ decisions to invest and to produce are closely influenced by access to financial instruments. Low population density and large geographical dispersion of clients in rural areas make it difficult for banks to operate at a profitable scale. The lack of financial institutions branches has translated in a limited provision of saving, insurance and credit products to farmers and agribusinesses.
1. Develop high-yield crops
2. Boost irrigation
3. Increase the use of organic fertilizers & chemical fertilizers
4. Improve market access, regulations, and governance
5. Make better use of information technology
6. Adopt genetically modified (GM) crops
7. Reform land ownership with productivity and inclusiveness in mind
8. Step up integration into Agricultural Value Chains (AVCs)
9. Use advanced equipment.
10. To contact agriculture financial institutions.
Nice thinking indeed. India and Bangladesh is so far have similar soil and weather condition. I think mechanization can be a great way for making agriculture sector very efficient. It’s almost inevitable for the any country.
Mechanization is necessary, otherwise it can not be. Developed countries mechanized agriculture completely and this increases productivity. But how is it mechanized ?, it is a difficult question. This requires funds, and the farmer does not have them. It means that the state should stimulate agricultural mechanization. How? And this is a science task.
All of you made excellent points. Naushad Khan
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Bir Jahangir Shirazy Prem BabooFrom scientific community what technological contribution can we make to improve the yield of crops.
As an example row spacing and gap between two crops have standards, most of the farmers are not following it. Some thing like this.
Regarding Mechanization : Which specific areas can we do it?
It is very possible and is linked to the importance of the agricultural sector from the point of view of the government as well as the availability of funds for the introduction of these machines and the willingness of farmers to use them in their fields.
Naushad Khan
Thank you for adding so many useful points to this discussion. I appreciate your passion in research.I totally agree with your point that money is extremely important and with this in mind Its our responsibility to introduce game changing innovation in agricultural field at low cost. So we need to figure out where we should work, that is what i am looking for, Farmers pain area.
Mechanization is very important for agriculture. In developing and high population density, the design and development should be locally manufactured to fit the local conditions such as farming and ownership size, machine size and price.
The introduction of precision agriculture equipment is a feasible measure that has different technological ranges. To minimize the fixed cost of the equipment, it can be managed through producer organizations for the distribution of the investment cost.
The implementation of precision agriculture maximizes the use of resources through agroecosystem monitoring, resulting in physical efficiency. However, economic efficiency will depend on the cost-benefit ratio of production technology.
Thank you Naushad for actively participating in this discussion. Your inputs are highly valuable.
Really a nice question and it is almost mendatory for each country to modify the agricultural sector like as developed country for better efficiency. But it needs research and proper planing.
http://www.planningcommission.nic.in/reports/genrep/bkpap2020/24_bg2020.pdf
Hope this draft proposal will help you in future.
I understand the advantages of high tech equipment but is it not the use / overuse of mechanisation that has brought on so much monoculture, high input farming and ultimately land degradation soil loss and co2 and nitrate pollution from agriculture. Also habitat loss, the industrialisation of farms and corporate greed, loss of small farms and job losses, with a general disconnection of people from their surroundings and food sources.
I think lessons should be learned from overproduction and high chemical input farms in Europe and America that have led to horrific losses of biodiversity and land wastage, when increasing mechanisation.
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