What is Combine Harvester?
A combine harvester is a very useful
agricultural machine that can harvest, winnow, and thresh rice, corn, wheat,
sunflower, pulses, and other crops right out in the field.
You can check out the different
Combine Harvester models on fieldking.com.
Use of Combine Harvesters in India
Compact combine harvesters are
suitable for the agrarian conditions, where farm sizes are relatively small and
terrain types can vary considerably.
The GOI currently offers
subsidies of up to 40% of the purchase price to encourage Indian farmers to use
more of these machines for more efficient farming. Even with such available
subsidies though, these machines may still be unaffordable for many Indian
farmers with relatively small land-holdings.
As compared to tractor sales combine
harvester sales in India are still small.
Leading Combine Harvester Manufacturers
Here are some of the leading ones
–
Fieldking
Mahindra
Sonalika
Dashmesh Group
Preet
These suppliers also offer spare
parts for their harvesters.
You can find many Combine
Harvester models on the Fieldking website.
Benefits of Combine Harvesters to Indian Farmers
- The issue of lack of labor and the issue of high labor costs are both being resolved.
- Combine harvesters can make agricultural operations more economical and profitable farmers. The work gets done in less time.
- Harvester machine can be fitted with tracks to make it more convenient to wade through water-submerged fields to harvest rice.
- combine harvesters fit with specialized equipment called the Super-Straw Management System to remove stubble from their fields.
As the agriculture sector become
more mechanized, it is likely that the use of combine harvester and another
agriculture machine in agriculture.