Advanced design of permanent raised bed machinery in Pakistan

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Hussain, Zahid, Irfan, Muhammad and Akbar, Ghani. 2011. "Advanced design of permanent raised bed machinery in Pakistan." WCCA 2011: Resilient Food Systems for a Changing World . Brisbane, Australia 26 - 29 Sep 2011 Canberra, Australia.

Paper/Presentation Title	Advanced design of permanent raised bed machinery in Pakistan
Presentation Type	Paper
Authors	Hussain, Zahid (Author), Irfan, Muhammad (Author) and Akbar, Ghani (Author)
Journal or Proceedings Title	Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference (WCCA 2011)
ERA Conference ID	80185
Number of Pages	3
Year	2011
Place of Publication	Canberra, Australia
Web Address (URL) of Paper	http://aciar.gov.au/WCCApapers
Conference/Event	WCCA 2011: Resilient Food Systems for a Changing World
Event Details	WCCA 2011: Resilient Food Systems for a Changing World Resilient food systems for a changing world Event Date 26 to end of 29 Sep 2011 Event Location Brisbane, Australia
Abstract	Tractor mounted Permanent Raised Bed (PRB) machinery was introduced in Pakistan in 1998 by an Australian government funded project. The PRB machinery shows very good results it has two parts namely a bed shaper and a no-till seeder. This machine is a good example of effective mechanization because it saves water, time and labour, improves grain yield and achieves a uniform distribution of seed and fertilizer. After 13 years of promotion, farmers are now familiar with raised bed technology, and are using different types of raised bed machinery while some farmers are using PRB machinery, especially in Khyber Pakhtonkhwah (KPK) and some part of Punjab. The PRB technology has proved its success but in Pakistan, our tractor horse power (46-55 hp) and the small farm size are obstacles to broad use of such machines suffering from high weight and cost. Therefore, we developed an advanced PRB machinery design which is low cost and light weight as well as versatile in its use.
Keywords	agricultural mechanization; PRB machinery; seeder performance; Pakistan
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	300210. Sustainable agricultural development
	409901. Agricultural engineering
	300202. Agricultural land management
Public Notes	No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit.
Byline Affiliations	Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan
	National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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