Mechanization rate of field crop ‘sowing and transplanting’ is only 18.2%

Published 2024년 12월 10일

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The government of South Korea has reported a 67% mechanization rate for field crops for the year 2023, with paddy rice achieving a 100% mechanization rate for tillage, grading, transplanting, and harvesting. However, the mechanization rates for harvesting, sowing, and planting remain low, especially for crops like cabbage, peppers, and sweet potatoes, with 0% mechanization rate for cabbage and 0.3% for peppers. The high cost of agricultural machinery and the inability of the machinery to fit the field cultivation sites are the main reasons for the low mechanization rates, as stated by the farmers.

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The overall ratio increased to 67%, but harvesting, sowing, and planting are still low As the government has been spurring the improvement of the mechanization rate of field crops, the mechanization rate of field crops has increased to 67% last year, but the mechanization rate of sowing and planting of field crops still remained at 18.2%. In particular, cabbage was confirmed to be 0%, peppers 0.3%, and sweet potatoes 2.6%. According to the ‘2023 Agricultural Work Mechanization Rate Statistics’ recently announced by the Rural Development Administration after surveying 1,500 sample farms, the mechanization rate of paddy rice in 2023 was tallied at 99.7%. By sector, the mechanization rate was 100% for tillage, grading, transplanting, and harvesting, and high figures were also shown for pest control (99.8%) and drying (98.9%). The mechanization rate of field crops in 2023 was confirmed to be 67.0%. This is a 3.7%p increase from the survey two years ago. By sector, cultivation and ...

Source: Agrinet