Development of a Farm Mechanization Framework

Though we live in the fourth industrial revolution era, Indian farmers are still in darkness because of a lack of knowledge of technology, market conditions, the direct reach of consumers, the small size of farms, and the costlier mechanization techniques. Because of increasing food demands and scarcity of workforce at farms, end-to-end mechanization of the whole agriculture system must be done. It is time to develop a framework to access all agricultural commodities under one roof. The study was first conducted to understand the gap between conventional and smart farming. Then, all government initiatives were studied thoroughly. The proposed mechanization framework consists of four blocks: connected farms, technology module, interfacing module, and consumer module. As the average farm size of Indian farms is very low, mechanization of farming operations is not afforded. Connected farms would increase farm size virtually, and farmers could use mechanization techniques effectively. The technology module comprises Industry 4.0 techniques that can be used in Agricultural mechanization. The interfacing module consists of the central controlling and helping agencies like the government, funding banks, experts, etc. The consumer block includes all consumers who use agricultural services. The proposed framework would help farmers and stakeholders connect in one plane, resulting in better yield. Strengthening the backbone of farmers will strengthen India!