A review of manually operated planting machines in India is presented. The present study show in general that the suitability of manually operated planting machines for different seed and land holdings. Farm mechanization is an important element of agriculture. Mechanization of agriculture is an essential input in modern agriculture. Mechanization also helps in improving utilization efficiency of other inputs, safety, and comfort of the agricultural worker, improvement in the quality and value addition of the produce. Looking at the pattern of land holdings in India, it may be noted that about 84% of holdings are below one hectare. | A review study on existing manually operated seed planter for marginal farmers of India
