A Parliamentary panel has said that India will need another 25 years more to achieve farm mechanisation level already achieved by Brazil, also a developing country. Asking the government to achieve that level earlier, the panel has said that unless machines appropriate for small holdings are made available or substantial farm amalgamation takes place, it will be difficult for the small and marginal farmers to purchase their own machinery.
Agricultural mechanisation increases 5-20 per cent in cropping intensity and 13-23 per cent in crop yield. The overall agriculture mechanisation level of the country is 47 per cent, which is comparatively lower than that of other developing countries. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing on “Research and Development in Farm Mechanization for Small and Marginal Farmers in the Country”, placed in the Lok Sabha on February 7, said that the overall agriculture mechanisation level of the country is 47 per cent, which is comparatively lower than that of other developing countries such as China (59.5 per cent) and Brazil (75 per cent) .
