Core machinery categories by farm operation
- Tillage equipment: Primary implements like mouldboard ploughs and disc harrows, and secondary implements like rotary tillers and cultivators.
- Sowing and planting: Seed-cum-fertilizer drills, pneumatic planters, and mechanical paddy transplanters that maintain uniform depth and row spacing.
- Crop protection: Tractor-mounted boom sprayers, power sprayers, and electro-static orchard sprayers.
- Harvesting and threshing: Multi-crop combine harvesters, tractor-drawn reapers, and power threshers.
Selecting appropriate farm equipment
Machine selection must match local soil texture, available tractor horsepower, holding size, and cropping patterns. Small and marginal farmers often benefit more from multi-crop implements or hiring through Custom Hiring Centres rather than purchasing high-capacity individual units.
Government subsidies under SMAM
The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) provides financial assistance to farmers and rural entrepreneurs for acquiring machinery and establishing Custom Hiring Centres. Applications, implement rosters, and testing compliance are managed centrally through the central agricultural machinery portal.
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Common questions
What is SMAM subsidy for agricultural machinery?
Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization offers capital subsidies to individual farmers and farmer groups for purchasing approved machinery.
How do small farmers access heavy agricultural machinery?
Small and marginal farmers can hire implements on a rental basis from village-level Custom Hiring Centres established under government schemes.
Where can farmers apply for farm machinery subsidies?
Farmers apply through the official central machinery portal (agrimachinery.nic.in) or their state agricultural mechanization portals.
General guidance, not personal advice. For your farm, ask your local Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture officer.
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