Operation

Name of machinery

Number of units

Area coverage

References

Manual

Mechanized

Harvesting

Sickle

-

85% manual

5%

[12]

Reaper

>650

>2%

[18] [19]

Combine harvester

>1600

15%

[20]

Hulling

Thresher

About 390,000

4%

95%

[21]

Cleaning

Winnower

About 750

85%

5%

[18] [19]