status of farm mechanization in india a78 154 agricultural machinery industry manufacturing marketing and promotion gyanendra singh director central institute engineering bhopal abstract helps effective utilization inputs to increase the productivity land labour besides it reducing drudgery operations early was greatly influenced by technological development england irrigation pumps tillage equipment chaff cutters tractors threshers were gradually introduced for high yielding varieties with assured higher rate application fertilizers gave returns that enabled farmers adopt especially after green revolution 1960s power thresher 1960 integrated bhusa making attachment aspirator blower mechanical sieves grain straw separation major achievement indian engineers these widely adopted demand other such as reapers combine harvesters also increased sowing plant protection threshing have been accepted even small holdings utilize many improved through custom hiring ensure timeliness farming
