Farm Power and Machinery

Energy is the primary and most universal measure of all kinds of work by human beings and nature. Everything what happens in the world is the expression of flow of energy in one of it’s form. There are a number of different forms of energy available in nature. The different forms of energy used for agriculture (farm power) in India are Human energy (human power), Animal energy (animal power), Mechanical energy (mechanical power such as Tractors, Power tillers, Self propelled combines, Oil engines), Electrical energy (electrical power), and Renewable energy (Biomass, Solar energy and Wind energy). The advantages of human power are; it is easily available and can be used for all types of work. The limitations of human energy are the costliest power compared to all other forms of power, very low efficiency, requires full maintenance when not in use and affected by weather condition and seasons.