Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned

This study reviews the evolution of agricultural mechanization, particularly tractors, in India. In doing so, it provides some rough indicators of the extent of mechanization (particularly the spread of tractor use) at different historical phases, emphasizing that India’s experiences up to 1990 are...

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Autores principales: Bhattarai, Madhusudan, Singh, Gajendra, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Shekhawat, Ravindra S.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146967
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author Bhattarai, Madhusudan
Singh, Gajendra
Takeshima, Hiroyuki
Shekhawat, Ravindra S.
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description This study reviews the evolution of agricultural mechanization, particularly tractors, in India. In doing so, it provides some rough indicators of the extent of mechanization (particularly the spread of tractor use) at different historical phases, emphasizing that India’s experiences up to 1990 are as important as the lessons since then. The paper highlights the growth of diverse patterns of custom-hiring service provision, as well as heterogeneity in the speed of mechanization growth across regions and agroecological zones. It also summarizes the evolution of key related policies in India that are likely to have affected tractor imports, supply, financing, manufacturing, and related inputs such as fuel and electricity.
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spelling CGSpace1469672025-11-06T07:01:15Z Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned Bhattarai, Madhusudan Singh, Gajendra Takeshima, Hiroyuki Shekhawat, Ravindra S. tractors evolution labour innovation adoption ownership agricultural mechanization manufacturing farm size This study reviews the evolution of agricultural mechanization, particularly tractors, in India. In doing so, it provides some rough indicators of the extent of mechanization (particularly the spread of tractor use) at different historical phases, emphasizing that India’s experiences up to 1990 are as important as the lessons since then. The paper highlights the growth of diverse patterns of custom-hiring service provision, as well as heterogeneity in the speed of mechanization growth across regions and agroecological zones. It also summarizes the evolution of key related policies in India that are likely to have affected tractor imports, supply, financing, manufacturing, and related inputs such as fuel and electricity. 2018-03-15 2024-06-21T09:10:02Z 2024-06-21T09:10:02Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146967 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148425 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148091 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151363 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bhattarai, Madhusudan; Singh, Gajendra; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; and Shekhawat, Ravindra S. 2018. Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1715. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146967
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evolution
labour
innovation adoption
ownership
agricultural mechanization
manufacturing
farm size
Bhattarai, Madhusudan
Singh, Gajendra
Takeshima, Hiroyuki
Shekhawat, Ravindra S.
Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned
title Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned
title_full Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned
title_fullStr Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned
title_full_unstemmed Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned
title_short Farm machinery use and agricultural industries in India: Status, evolution, implications and lessons learned
title_sort farm machinery use and agricultural industries in india status evolution implications and lessons learned
topic tractors
evolution
labour
innovation adoption
ownership
agricultural mechanization
manufacturing
farm size
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