Based on the use of tools/implements of drudgery reduction of farm women they are classified as follows: 1. Weeding Implements 2. Harvesting Implements 3. Implements Related to Farm Activities 4. Technologies Related to Household Works 5. Implements Related to Dairy Activities 6. Value Addition Equipment. 1. Weeding Implements: i. Dry Land Weeder: This peg-type weeder is excellent for row crops on sandy [...]
The following list shows the kinds of work done by machines and some examples of each type: 1. Tractors 2. Ploughs 3. Cultivators and Harrows 4. Deep Penetrators 5. Compactors 6. Drills 7. Harvesters 8. Crop Handlers 9. Fertiliser Spreaders 10. Earth Movers. Machinery # 1. Tractors: The most important item of farm machinery is the tractor. Tractors have displaced [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Pig Farming 2. Characteristics of Pigs 3. Development 4. Climate and Pig Production 5. Genetics 6. Nutrition 7. Diseases 8. Housing 9. Improvement in Pig Reproduction 10. Psychic Stress 11. Barriers to Progress. Introduction to Pig Farming: There has been very rapid growth in the Australian pig industry over the [...]