Agricultural mechanization, related industry and education and research instutions in China

Abstract

Based on the papers presented at the Seminar yFarm Mechanization for Small Scale Peasant Farmingz held in Hangjhou, Peoples Republic of China (June 1982), the information obtained from a tour of Southern China undertaken by the author and other published sources, the status of farm mechanization was assessed. The current level of farm power available in China works out to 1.3 h/hect. If irrigation equipment is included this will go up to 2.68. There is variation in power use in different regions. The number of 4-W tractors also is nearly equal in both countries. The power tillers are now well established in China. In India however, these have not gained wide acceptance and usage.