Vol. 8, Issue 3 (2020)
Study on status and implement wise tractor utilization pattern in pusa block, Bihar
Author(s): Jogendra Soren, Sanjay Kumar, Sharmistha Sahu, Niraj Kumar and MD Danish
Abstract: Tractors play a crucial role within the mechanization of Indian agriculture. The farm power and machinery jointly represent the most important single item of expenditure constituting about 60% of the overall investment on a farm. Tractor industries play a very important role because the agriculture sector contains a major contribution to India’s GDP. This study was concerned with a view to gathering information regarding status and tractor utilization pattern implement wise, at the farmers' level. The study was confined to the Pusa block of the Samastipur district of Bihar state. By personal interview employing a structured questionnaire, 34 respondents were selected from the 17 villages. the maximum intensity of tractors was in village Bishanpur Dimangra (8.46%) followed by Narayanpur Khairi (5.46 %), and Madhopur Khairi (4.46%). Among the available 30-35hp tractors, the maximum tractor 26.82% were owned by Marginal farmer followed by 14.63% Small farmer and 14.63% Semi medium farmer each. within the 36-40hp group of tractors, the maximum percent of owners were Semi medium farmer (21.95%) and followed Small farmer (9.75%). the foremost popular tractor power range was 30-35hp with (51.21%) followed by 36-40hp with (43.9%) and not popular greater than 40 hp tractor within the study area. Maximum use of cultivator found among different categories of farmers was marginal farmers which were (36.1.%) whereas the minimum use by medium farmers (16.6%). The study reveals that the tractor is principally used for seedbed preparation by all categories of farmers followed by transportation and threshing.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i3f.9256
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Jogendra Soren, Sanjay Kumar, Sharmistha Sahu, Niraj Kumar, MD Danish. Study on status and implement wise tractor utilization pattern in pusa block, Bihar. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(3):493-497. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i3f.9256
