Rice Mechanization Case Study
The most important problems faced by the Kole farmers with respect to rice mechanization are the unavailability of agro machineries in time, the increased rent of the machineries and absence of service facilities, and skilled work force for the specific farm machineries. The Kole farmers’ perceptions about the multidimensional implications of rice mechanization are given as below.
Social, economic and environmental impacts
Table 3 shows the perceptions of farmers on social, economic and environmental impacts of agriculture mechanization.
Table 3 Perceptions of farmers on social, economic and environmental impacts
No Statement % of farmers agreed % of farmers disagreed % of farmers who didn’t know
1. Mechanization reduced cost of production. 100 …show more content…
Department of Agriculture, Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) (2014) reported that they are already on the way to attract younger generation into rice and corn farming by achieving the farm mechanization threshold of 3.0 hp/ha by 2016. Mada and Mahai (2013) had identified that agriculture mechanization industry created off-farm employment opportunities and improved socio economic status of rural farmers. However, only 74 per cent of farmers agreed with that. Twenty one percent of respondents were unaware to make a response on it. Whereas, 5 percent of farmers feared of the labor displacement due to agricultural …show more content…
Apart from reducing the drudgery in farming operations, mechanization helps in effective utilization of inputs leading to increased productivity and profit. Krishnankutty (2013) had suggested that effective mechanization in the Kole lands would help to remove uncertainties in the rice production situation of this agro ecosystem. This study exposed the perceptions of the Kole farmers on the impacts of rice mechanization on different levels - social, economical, environmental, and those related to gender, skill and resource utilization. All farmers had expressed positive perceptions on rice mechanization, though they strongly suggested having a system that would ensure timely availability of agro machineries at reasonable rents, facilities for repair cum servicing and, training to create more skilled personnel to use farm
Social, economic and environmental impacts
Table 3 shows the perceptions of farmers on social, economic and environmental impacts of agriculture mechanization.
Table 3 Perceptions of farmers on social, economic and environmental impacts
No Statement % of farmers agreed % of farmers disagreed % of farmers who didn’t know
1. Mechanization reduced cost of production. 100 …show more content…
Department of Agriculture, Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) (2014) reported that they are already on the way to attract younger generation into rice and corn farming by achieving the farm mechanization threshold of 3.0 hp/ha by 2016. Mada and Mahai (2013) had identified that agriculture mechanization industry created off-farm employment opportunities and improved socio economic status of rural farmers. However, only 74 per cent of farmers agreed with that. Twenty one percent of respondents were unaware to make a response on it. Whereas, 5 percent of farmers feared of the labor displacement due to agricultural …show more content…
Apart from reducing the drudgery in farming operations, mechanization helps in effective utilization of inputs leading to increased productivity and profit. Krishnankutty (2013) had suggested that effective mechanization in the Kole lands would help to remove uncertainties in the rice production situation of this agro ecosystem. This study exposed the perceptions of the Kole farmers on the impacts of rice mechanization on different levels - social, economical, environmental, and those related to gender, skill and resource utilization. All farmers had expressed positive perceptions on rice mechanization, though they strongly suggested having a system that would ensure timely availability of agro machineries at reasonable rents, facilities for repair cum servicing and, training to create more skilled personnel to use farm