3^rdInternational Conference On Agricultural Engineering and Food Security

Agricultural Mechanization and Automation

The mechanization of farming practices throughout the world has revolutionized food production, enabling it to maintain pace with population growth. Agricultural mechanization has involved the partial or full replacement of human energy and animal-powered equipment by engine-driven equipment. The entire history of agriculture contains many examples of the use of tools, such as the hoe and the plough. But the ongoing integration of machines since the Industrial Revolution has allowed farming to become much less labour-intensive.