A CRITICAL REVIEW OF MECHANIZATION IN RICE FARMING IN INDONESIA

Kiki, Suheiti¹ , Peeyush, Soni² and Yardha¹

¹Jambi Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, Jambi, Indonesia

²Agricultural Systems and Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120.

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ABSTRACT

This paper explains the development of agricultural mechanization in Indonesia. Challenges ahead of Indonesian agricultural development include increasing rural welfare, food needs, and the provision of employment through resource optimization that are laid out in agribusiness system. The agricultural system also responsive to the changing strategic environment. However, mounting pressure of population increase and changes in land-uses, require intensive use of agricultural land with modern agricultural technology. Similarly, environmentally friendly technologies should continue to be developed in an effort to build and develop good farming practice model. Therefore, there are many supporting factors that contribute to the agricultural mechanization development. This paper also discusses about the available potential, based on their contribution to the development of rice agricultural mechanization.

Keywords: rice, mechanization, planting, harvesting, Indonesia

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