An Analysis of Extent of Farm Mechanization in North Bank Plains Agro-Climatic Zone of Assam | Asian

Farm mechanisation is vital for efficient input use, which increases land and labour productivity by minimising drudgery in agricultural operations. Farm mechanisation has made significant progress in India; nevertheless, technology has not been evenly distributed across the country for numerous reasons. This study was done in Sonitpur and Udalguri districts within North Bank Plain Agro-Climatic Zone of Assam with 160 farmers to examine the factors impacting the amount of agricultural mechanisation across different farm size groups. The majority of marginal (64.86 percent), small (64.52 percent), medium (72 percent), and big (72.73 percent) farmers had a medium level of farm mechanisation, according to the findings. In the pooled sample, the majority of respondents (67.5%) had a medium level of farm mechanisation. The bulk of the respondents in the research belonged to the medium mechanisation category, according to the data. It means that relevant agencies/organizations should make greater efforts to accelerate farmers' adoption of farm mechanisation for long-term agricultural productivity. The results of the regression analysis revealed that in the case of pooled farmers, eight variables, including. The scope of agricultural mechanisation is influenced by factors such as education, occupational position, scientific orientation, economic motivation, cropping intensity, social engagement, working capital availability, and innovativeness. It means that extension agencies have the ability to modify these critical parameters in order to affect desired changes in farmers' farm mechanisation adoption behaviour.

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