NCAER Report on Farm Machinery Industry in India

NCAER Report on Farm Machinery Industry: NCAER Report on farm machinery aims to make India a Global Power House of Farm Machinery. NCAER Report on Farm Machinery Industry is also important for UPSC Prelims 2023 and UPSC Mains Exam (GS Paper 3- Indian Agriculture and Infrastructure Development).

NCAER Report on Farm Machinery Industry in News

Recently, the National Council of Applied Economic Research’s (NCAER) report on “Making India a Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry” was released by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Ms. Shobha Karandlaje in New Delhi.

NCAER Report on Farm Machinery Industry

NCAER has analyzed the non-tractor farm machinery industry from both demand and supply side perspectives, bringing out the challenges in the sector, and recommending measures & reforms by benchmarking global practices in their report.

• The NCAER is one of India’s premier economic policy research think tanks.
• The NCAER Report on Farm Machinery Industry in India study was sponsored by Mahendra & Mahendra.
• The NCAER Report on Farm Machinery, amongst other things, stresses that India needs a vision for the next 15 years to convert itself into a production and export hub for non-tractor farm machinery.
• The report also recommends measures and reforms by benchmarking global practices, which will be examined by the team of policy makers for making best solutions in farm mechanization.

Challenges for Farm Mechanisation in India

Availability of adequate farm power is very crucial for timely farm operations for increasing production and productivity and reducing losses.

• With the increase in intensity of cropping, the turnaround time is drastically reduced, which demands availability of adequate power for timely farm operations for subsequent crop.
• Though we are witnessing considerable progress in farm mechanization, its spread across the length and breadth of our country still remains uneven.
• India’s farm power availability is at 2.49 Kw/ha in year 2018-19 which is much lower as compared to Korea (+7 kw/ha), Japan (+14kw/ha), USA(+7kw/ha).

Steps Taken to Promote Farm Mechanization

Steps taken by Government

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is promoting farm mechanization through various schemes and programmes like SMAM, CRM, Drones promotion.

• Training and testing by FMTTIs of agricultural machines including tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters etc is noteworthy.
• The institutes have done commendable work in testing and training and have provided a pool of more than 2.3 lakh of skilled professionals in the area of farm mechanization.

Steps by Farm Industry

• The industry has also done excellent work for promoting farm mechanization in India is appreciated.
• The Industry has been showing tremendous innovation and zeal in bringing and developing appropriate technologies, creating awareness and making farm equipment more affordable to end users.

Way Forward

• Ensuring Effectiveness: government should work towards improving the effectiveness of various schemes aimed at increasing in farm efficiency.
• Initiating the Feedback Loop: Suggestions from various stakeholders like farmers, subject experts, research findings and industries should be taken into consideration while framing policies and programs.
  • Hence the study report by NCAER on making India a Global Power house in Agricultural Machinery is a welcome measure.
  • It is hoped that the report will provide important insights to policy makers.

NCAER Report on Farm Machinery FAQs

1. Who released the report on “Making India a Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry”.

Ans. Report on “Making India a Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry” was released by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).

2. What was the farm power availability in India in 2018-19?

Ans. India’s farm power availability was at 2.49 Kw/ha in year 2018-19 which is much lower as compared to Korea (+7 kw/ha), Japan (+14kw/ha), USA(+7kw/ha).

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