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Farm mechanisation to get major boost
The farm mechanism programme which has been carried out as a mere tokenism so far is set to undergo a sea change to bring about tangible difference in agriculture across the State.
Hyderabad: The farm mechanism programme which has been carried out as a mere tokenism so far is set to undergo a sea change to bring about tangible difference in agriculture across the State.
By removing the restrictions on kind of mechanised tools provided to farmers through the introduction of Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) and by entering into MoUs with private firms, the mechanisation programme from the upcoming financial year is set to be more elaborate and concrete.
Currently, the programme is only confined to arid zones and rain shadow regions in the State like Anantapur, parts of Chittoor, and North Costal districts in the State. But with the new approach in place more areas are expected to be benefitted out of the programme.
Additionally, drivers, combine harvesters, paddy weeding and planting, and a host of other farm machines would be made available to farmers. Until now, the programme has been restricted to providing subsidies, encouraging sprinkler and drip irrigation in the revenue-generating horticulture sector and with other commercial crops, a senior official in the State Agriculture department said.
“One of the major initiatives of the said programmes is the introduction of Custom Hiring Centers at various levels like district, mandal levels. These centres would house all modern equipment from where farmers can borrow the machinery,” the official added.
It is learnt that the government is currently working on the ways and means to collect rental charges from the farmers who borrow the machinery. Besides, the government is also expected to give thrust to establishment of firms that manufacture agriculture-related machinery.
Further, the government had already inked a MoU with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) aimed at gathering expertise from its scientists to evolve a strategy on how to reduce crop investments while increasing profits during the harvest. The government is planning to unveil both these programmes in a major way for the next financial year.
