Agricultural engineering is crucial for enhancing food security amidst challenges such as climate change, diminishing profits, and youth disengagement in agriculture. Solutions include mechanization, renewable energy, soil and water conservation, and efficient post-harvest technologies, paired with district and state-level structures for effective implementation and oversight. Success examples from states like Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu demonstrate the benefits of agricultural engineering in improving productivity and modernizing farming practices.

1. Why Agricultural
Engineering is So
Important
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2. Indian Agriculture-Challenges
• Diminishing profitability,
• Higher uncertainties due to climate change
• Reducing interest of rural youth to pursue
agriculture for livelihood.
• Farmers are not receiving commensurate
benefits.
Emerging scenario is disturbing in terms of
future food security and sustainability.

3. What is Needed
• Mechanization of farm operations,
• Renewable energy harnessing
• Protected cultivation technologies,
• Land and water management
• Agricultural processing
• Resilient to climate change,
• Overcome various biotic and abiotic
stresses
More livelihood opportunities for farm holders
and other rural workers.

4. FFaarrmm MMeecchhaanniissaattiioonn
Farm mechanization is the solution to
such problems as
• Labour shortage,
• Low input use efficiency,
• Improper input placement in soil,
Drudgery,
• Untimeliness of farm operations, and
Climate change.

5. RReenneewwaabbllee EEnneerrggyy
Solution to
•Efficient utilization of biomass
•Avoid air pollution due to burning
•Rural industrialization
•Quick clearance of land for next crop
•Augment nations energy requirement
•Utilization of fallow land for solar energy
plant

6. SSooiill aanndd WWaatteerr CCoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn
Solution to
•Increased water efficiency through drip
irrigation.
•Water harnessing technologies for
heavy rains in short time due to climate
change
•Estimate the precise water requirement
and application schedules

7. PPoosstt HHaarrvveesstt TTeecchhnnoollooggiieess
Scientific storage of food grains
Technologies for
•Preharvest treatment
•Harvesting at Maturity
•Safe harvesting
•Pre cooling & washing
•Surface drying
•Cool/cold storage
•Safe transport
•Safe handling
•Value Addition to Main & Byproducts

8. DDiissttrriicctt LLeevveell RReeqquuiirreemmeenntt
• Every district needs to have a team of three
agricultural engineers 1 each for;
• Farm mechanization and energy
management,
• Agro-processing and related aspects,
• Efficient use of land and water resources.
To plan, implement the approved
programmes and monitor them for their
effectiveness, feedback, and fine-tuning.
• Interact with KVK, SAU, and ICAR institute
in the region for latest knowledge inputs.

9. SSttaattee LLeevveell IInnffrraassttrruuccttuurree
Every State needs to have a Directorate
of Agricultural Engineering
• to guide the district level units, gather
grass root data, analyze, plan,
implement, and monitor
• Directorate would interact with other
functionaries at the State level, central
level and their counterparts from other
States.

10. SSttaatteess HHaavviinngg DDiirreeccttoorraatteess
•Tamil Nadu
•Madhya Pradesh
Hightech Agriculture is Must and Hence
Directorate of Agri Engineering in Each State

11. EExxaammppllee ooff MMPP SSttaattee--
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Yantradoot, in Madhya Pradesh would not have taken place
without the Directorate of Agricultural Engineering in the
State. Under the Yantradoot scheme, district level
agricultural officers in Madhya Pradesh sought to
demonstrate the use of farm implements to farmers in 25
villages spread across 25 districts in the state and make
these implements available on hire by the farmers at
nominal prices. As a result, farmers in these villages are
now using modern farm tools for each stage in the production
of their crops. Increased mechanisation has resulted in a 40
percent increase in the agricultural productivity of
farmers because now their crops are being sown, irrigated,
treated and harvested adequately and on time.

12. EExxaammppllee ooff TTNN SSttaattee
Tamil Nadu state Agricultural Engineering
Department exists since 1980.
Two posts of Chief Engineers reporting to
Agricultural Production Commissioner.
Circles are headed by Supt. Engineers
Divisions headed by Exec. Engineers and
Sub divisions by Asst. Exec. Engineers.
Sections by Asst. Engineers

13. IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall EExxppeerriieennccee
US President Bill Clinton at one of the ASABE
international convention said “We all are aware
of the challenging task of the 21st century is
feeding the growing world population. The
agricultural engineers are fully trained to help us
face this challenge. They have the skill and
expertise for designing and implementing
agricultural systems that can meet the food,
fiber, and now fuel requirement for the
generations to come at the sustaining level” as
told by Harbans Lal

14. HHooww ttoo AApppprrooaacchh
•Develop a model presentation on
profession of ag engineering-website
•Model department of ag engg structure
•Case studies of progress of states with
and without ag engg directorates
•Formation of teams with senior member
as leader for each state and following up
by ISAE

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