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The country have made remarkable progress in the adoption of modern methods of cultivation and creating infrastructure for effectively and sustainably utilizing the national resources available at its command. It had transformed its image from that of a ‘begging bowl’ to bread basket due to the efforts of various agencies combined with scientific and engineering inputs in agriculture. Indian agriculture is evolving into a mature and modern enterprise over the last five decades. Farm mechanization had reached a level of maturity pushing the net sales of machinery to over Rs 50,000 crores, almost entirely through indigenous efforts. Farm mechanization programmes have pursued in the country after attaining independence was directed towards optimal utilization of available farm power sources. The impact of tractorization are against oxidization is evident from the fact that India is the largest producer of tractors in the world. Increase the percent of cropping intensity, timeliness of operations and reduction in drudgery have been shown to be the essential incentives for farmers and farm workers to adopt modern methods of cultivation. An increase of 15 per cent in productivity had a reduction of 20 per cent in the cost of cultivation could be achieved by engineering interventions. These interventions are been limited to a few field crops, farm operations and post-harvest activities. The Country with extensive research and development system for an farm machinery design and development for production agriculture, post-harvest, and utilization of renewable sources with energy covering various zones and agro-climatic regions. Extensive facilities are the testing of farm equipment and machinery including different kinds of prime movers are also a part of the agricultural equipment development network in the country which meets not only the national requirements but is also available for neighboring countries.