Agricultural mechanization has been considerably progressed over the last few years. It employs about
65% of the work force and provides livelihood to about 70% of the population. About 18% of the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) comes from agriculture. It is believed that the benefits of modern technology have
been restricted to farmers with large landholdings but the fact is that even small farmers are adopting and
utilizing selected farm equipments for efficient farm management through custom hiring. Mechanical
equipments for various farm operations are generally being used by the farming community and a decline in
animate power is being observed. Use of Mechanical power is resulting in improved land usage and labour
productivity owing to higher gains in farm productivity. Tractor mounted implements have become popular and
being commercialized. Harvesters, elevators, threshers for cereal crops and crop specific machine are developed,
been used on a large scale and commercialized. A future requirement for farm equipment and technologies
include rota-tiller for seedbed preparation, till planter, strip till drill, pneumatic precision planter, sugarcane sett
cutter planter, vegetable transplanter and check-row planter, for sowing and planting. Power weeders and
equipment for chemico-mechanical weed management, electro-static spraying and tall tree spraying are
required. Harvesting equipment for sugarcane and cotton are required to be developed. R&D institutions in the
country have developed a number of useful technologies for mechanizing farm operations. A brief account of
these developments has been discussed in this paper.