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Roles and Use Potentials of Rice Combine Harvester |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Jaruwat Mongkoltanatas |
| Title | Roles and Use Potentials of Rice Combine Harvester |
| Publisher | Department of Agriculture |
| Publication Year | 2537 |
| Journal Title | Thai Agricultural Research Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 12 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 66-70 |
| Keyword | rice combine harvester |
| URL Website | https://at.doa.go.th/journal |
| Website title | Thai Agricultural Research Journal |
| ISSN | 0125-8389 |
| Abstract | The rice combine harvester had been introduced to Thai farmer for a long time. Due to its expensive cost, not suitable field conditions and high technology, the rice combine harvester was not accepted by Thai farmer. However, because of the expansion of industrial sector, labor was migrated and consequently short in agricultural sector especially in harvest period. During 1985-1986, the rice combine harvester was developed by the local manufacturers. There were about 1500 harvesters made by 30 manufacturers during 1990-1991. The parts of havester were integrated among exported parts, used parts and using axial flow threasher as threshing unit. The hire rate was about 250-300 baht/rai. rnThe future role of rice combine harvester in Thailand was considered to be on economic, social and agricultural production systems. For economic aspect, the labor shortage in harvesting, the need in quality improvement of rice and cost reduction were the needs that lead to the utilization of rice combine harvester. For social aspect, due to labour migration most available labour were the old people and children. For agricultural production system, the rice combing harvester was necessary in timely harvesting for upland crop planting as a second crop after rice. |
