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Factors Behind The Success of Green Revolution |
Mechanisation Of Farming
Punjab is India's leading state in the field of mechanised
and modern farming technology. Intensive agriculture demands
the use of diverse machinery that saves the farmer time and
labour.
Farm
mechanisation means use of various types of machines and other
agricultural implements during the production, transportation
and processing of agricultural products. Farmers in the state
have adopted farm mechanisation for fast growth of agriculture,
leading to increased production. This has helped to increase
cropping intensity, diversification of agriculture, better
usage of available irrigation facilities, timely sowing and
harvesting and transportation of inputs to the fields. This
has helped the farmers to get better prices for their products
as they can easily access the nearest market outlets.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY IN THE
STATE 2004-05
Tractors 4,07,000
Tillers 3,00,000
Disc-Harrows(T.D) 3,15,000
Seed cum Fert. Drills 2,15,000
Spray Pumps 6,00,000
Reapers 5,000
Combines (T.D.) 5,700
Self Propelled Combines 3,300
Threshers 3,50,000
Maize Shellers 1,800
Potato Planters 2,800
Cane Crushers 25,000
Tubewells i. Electric ii. Diesel 8,80,000 2,88,000
Sugercane Cutter Planter 320
Strip-Till-Drill 350
Zero-till-Drill 2500
Rotavator 225
Aero Blast Sprayers 94
Bed Planter 200
Consolidation
Of Holdings
Consolidation of small holdings, done very rapidly, made mechanised
farming economically viable. Coupled with introduction of
HYV dwarf varieties of crop and assured irrigation, it resulted
into manifold production of foodgrain.
Loans To Farmers
In 1955-56, the state government established Central Cooperative
Banks to provide loans and other inputs to farmers through
the Cooperatives. Farmers utilised the easy credit available
for purchase of tractors and other implements and inputs.
At present the Bank is implementing the schemes for the following
purposes :-
1. Installation of Tubewells.
2. Purchase of Tractors
3. Soil Conservation.
4. Horticulture and Grapes Cultivation
5. Reclamation of Alkaline Land
6. Dairy Development
7. Poultry Development
8. Animal Driven Carts
9. Farm Forestry(Poplar Plantation)
10. Inland Fishery Farms.
11. Installation of Bio-gas Plants.
12. Establishment of Broiler
13. Bee Keeping
14. Sheep Rearing
15. Mushroom Cultivation
16. Calf Rearin
17. Purchase of Threshers
18. Purchase of Agri. Implements.
19. Redemption of Mortgaged Land
20. Purchase of Land
21. Construction of Cattle Sheds/
22. Sand Scraping etc. Small Godowns
23. Non Farm Sector
24. Flouriculture
25. Purchase of Second-hand Tractor
26. Rearing of Rabbits
27. Purchase of harvester combines
28. Rural Godowns
Establishment
Of Regulated Markets
Establishment of regulated markets with network of yards and
subyards helped the farmers get better prices for their produce.
This also helped the farmers to come out from the grip of
moneylenders and other petty middleman |
