Farm Mechanization is an important ongoing programme in the Department. During 2016-17, Farm Mechanization is been taken under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) and RKVY. The main objectives are to boost up production and productivity by farm mechanization in the same limited area. The Agricultural land area is limited, but the demand for food is ever increasing due to population growth. To meet this demand, production and productivity should be increased. Among the states, Nagaland has a very low farm power availability i.e 0.447 kW/ha. to that of the nation which is 1.73 kW/ha. Therefore, there is a vast scope for Farm Mechanization. In some district where 90% are small and marginal farmers and cannot afford farm machinery. The programme supports the farmers by way of establishing Custom Hiring Centre( CHC) to make scope for hiring the required machinery at the minimum hiring rate.
Through this programme, machinery can be provided to the farmers in 50% subsidy, free of cost under Promotion of Farm Machinery in North East Region and also provide the scope of hiring machinery by setting up Farm Machinery Banks for custom hiring.
Component wise implemented in the state under SMAM during 2016-17