Status of farm mechanization on rice production: A case study of Banganga municipality, Kapilvastu, Nepal

Escalating outmigration of youths for foreign employment has created shortage labor in agriculture. This situation demands the mechanized agricultural practices. To assess status adoption farm machineries rice production, a study was carried out Banganga Municipality Kapilvastu district 2018. 70 growing households from purposively selected zone this were randomly surveyed to collect information regarding machinery different stages production. Household survey, focus group discussion and key informant interview major primary sources data collection while secondary collected through published reports, books research papers. It found that majority farmers used rotavator, cultivator, tractor, thresher combine harvester during cultivation rice. There is no use at stage nursery preparation, transplantation, weeding, fertilizer application. Farmers tractor threshing purpose. Most (65.7 percent) get related DADO. Majority (52.9 easy access machinery. (84.3 are satisfied with performance mechanization. 81.4 percent, 15.7 percent 2.9 asserted loss time, increase cost production lower absence PMAMP other stakeholders should bring new transplanting, weeding application develop package practices its productivity, profitability efficiency.