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

Abstract

Indian agriculture is characterized by over-whelming small holdings due to higher population density and nearly two-third of its population residing in the rural areas coupled with unabated land fragmentation due to the inheritance laws of the country. Nearly 62 per cent of the estimated 142 m ha area is rain fed. Major sources of farm power include both animate (humans and draught animals) as well as inanimate sources such as diesel engines, tractors and electric motors. India’s well-orchestrated Green Revolution began in the mid 60’s. It was ushered in through the adoption of higher and balanced doses of the biological, chemical and mechanical inputs together with the timely intervention of the Government