Agriculture Equipment in Nepal

Mechanization of agriculture in Nepal is at very low level, which means that Nepal is still using the traditional Equipment and traditional ways of Agriculture. Af first, there were about 315.1 thousand holdings using the most common agricultural equipment like iron plough in 1991/92 whereas this number increased  upto 870.3 thousand holdings in 2001/02. 

Tractor

 Tractor is used to describe the distinctive farm vehicle which deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speedsThe use of tractors has been increasing slowly. From 1.2 percent of the total holdings using tractors in 1991/92 and it increased upto 8.2 percent in 2001/02. 

Thresher

Thresher/Threshing machine(a device that first separates the head of a stalk of grain from the straw, and then further separates the kernel from the rest of the head) occupies a very important place among equipment used in farming operation. The use of thresher in farming operation has also been increasing from 3.2 percent of the total holdings using it in 1991/92 and increased to 7.5 percent in 2001/02.

Pumping set

 Pumping set, which is also very important agricultural equipment for the purpose of irrigation, has increased from 3 percent holdings using it in 1991/92 to 6.3 percent holdings in 2001/02. Though farm mechanization in Nepal is still at incipient stage, there are indications of improvement. 

Use of equipment such as power tillers, sprayers, rower pumps is on the rise also.  However, the number of animal drawn carts has stagnated over the decade.