National Agricultural & Environmental Forum

Home
Rural Transportation
Resource Conservation Machinery
Renewable Rural Energy
How you can help
News & Events
Staff
Links
MECHNET Newsletter
Contact
Publications

 

Rural and Agricultural Mechanization via Resource Conservation Technologies
 

RCTs: NAEF extends its definition of RCTs beyond 'conservation agriculture' practices that only emphasize the preservation or renewal ofnatural resources to a farmer inclusive definition that besides natural resources includes and emphasizes technology, machinery and practices that conserve farmers “resources" of time (labor reduction) and increases farming's profitability and reduces risk, those things most dear to small and large farmers alike. RCTs work from production to plant protection, harvest and post harvest machinery.

 

Rural and Agricultural Mechanization Process: In this process we envision not isolated farmers using their machine solely on their farms but farmers cum service providers providing a wide range of services to their surrounding neighbors and communities.

Below are the RCTs that NAEF has researched and currently recommending or promoting.

Chinese two-wheel tractor

Rotovators

Trailer for two-wheel tractor

Reapers for two and four-wheel tractors

Reduced till / strip till seed drill

Chinese Pumpset and lay flat pipe

Manual Jab Planter

Zero Till Wheat-Rice Seeder for 4-Wheel Tractor

Transplanters for puddled and zero till rice transplanting

Low cost Drier