Prospects and scope of Groundnut mechanization: A review

Author(s) : Abu Saad, Zia-Ul-Haq, Syed Mudassir Raza, Muhammad Adnan Islam, Ibrar Ahmad, Shahid Javed Butt, Muzammil Hussain, Khurram Sheraz, Aksar Ali Khan, Tajwar Alam

Digital object identifier:

https://doi.org/10.52587/JAF050104

Abstract:

Groundnut is popular for its versatile usage including direct human consumption as a dry fruit and the production of oil as it has an important nutritional value for human and animal consumption in the form of silage, hay, oil seed cake, etc. Historically, the groundnut fields were prepared by bullock-drawn tillage implements, sown manually or by bullock-drawn drills, intercultural practices with small tools or hoes, harvested, striping, and pods collected manually. Several factors prevent the farming community from adopting modern agricultural technology. Normally farmers in undeveloped countries are hesitant to adopt new technologies. Different technological interventions were made by different researchers in terms of seedbed preparation, sowing, intercultural, plant protection, harvesting and threshing, oil extraction, and butter making to avoid the challenges involved with the traditional method. Therefore, this study presented the results of the technological interventions made by different researchers, and the limitations of these technologies were also identified which can be used by farmers to enhance groundnut production. By using these mechanized technologies, farmers can complete their tasks within time to avoid the losses from late sowing and conventional harvesting practices of groundnut