CUSTOM HIRING CENTER MODELS FOR ENHANCED FARM MECHANIZATION IN TELANGANA STATE

Abstract

Farm mechanization has become unavoidable in order to boost agricultural production and keep agriculture growing in
lockstep with population expansion. A growing shortage of agricultural labour needs the timely delivery of agricultural machinery at a reasonable cost to farmers. Furthermore, through improving input use efficiency and judicious use of inputs, the use of appropriate farm machinery lowers the unit cost of output. Farm mechanization demands a significant investment in farm power sources and equipment, which is neither necessary nor viable for India’s small and marginal farmers, who account for more than 80% of all farm holdings. In this context, the most rational and acceptable institutional action proposed in recent years appears to be custom hiring of agricultural machinery.