CSA Xpert

Objectives:

Ø  Increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm power is low;

Ø  Promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership;

Ø  Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value farm equipments;

Ø  Creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities;

Ø  Ensuring performance testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.

• Promotion and Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing and Demonstration:
• Demonstration, Training and Distribution of Post Harvest Technology and Management (PHTM)

• Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agriculture Machinery and Equipment
• Establish Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring

• Establish Hi-Tech, High Productive Equipment Hub for Custom Hiring
• Promotion of Farm Mechanization in Selected Villages

• Provides financial assistance to promote appropriate technologies and to set up Farm Machinery Banks in identified villages in the states