Agricultural Mechanization and Its Impact on Production, Productivity and Employment of Labour

Abstract

Due to the country's strict inheritance laws and increased population density, over two-thirds of Indians live in rural areas. Which contributes to the country’s agriculture being characterized by excessively small holdings? The estimated 142 m ha area is rain fed to a degree of over 62%. Both animate (people and draught animals) and inanimate (diesel engines, tractors, and electric motors) sources are significant sources of farm power. In the middle of the 1960s, India launched its carefully choreographed Green Revolution. It was brought about by the prompt government intervention as well as the adoption of larger and balanced amounts of biological, chemical, and mechanical inputs.