A comprehensive review on power tillers usage – bottlenecks and prospects in India

Abstract

Agriculture mechanization is essential to increasing agricultural productivity and lowering production costs via timely agricultural operations.. The vast majority of farmers in India (86 percent) are small and marginal. Due to their limited financial resources, they are unable to acquire heavy machinery like tractors and tractor-drawn implements. Power tillers, on the other hand, are less expensive and more adaptable tools that may be used for a wide range of farm tasks. Since power tillers are more suited to small-scale farms than tractors, they have been a key component of the plan. Plows and dry-tillage machines, as well as weeding and intercultural tasks, pesticide application (such as spraying and dusting), crop harvesting (such as thinning), and post-harvest handling (such as bagging) may all be accomplished with the help of power tillers. It is easy to maintain, and the operator does not require any special training to fix it on the spot. A variety of external attachments are available, or can be constructed, depending on the nature of the task at hand for the purposes of creating a realistic picture of India’s power tiller market and examining previous studies on the topic, this research was carried out to determine the current state of the power tiller in India and to determine the potential for growth in the future as well as any obstacles that may stand in the way of widespread adoption. The study shows that a power tiller can accomplish agricultural chores in a timely way, with higher production and less drudgery, thanks to its adaptability.