Department of Agricultural Machinery

 
Department of Agricultural Machinery,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
Russian Federation Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Major Responsibilities
Major Activities
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Major Responsibilities

The Department of Agricultural Machinery shall bear the following obligations:

• Conduct research activities and indicate the zones where can be used appropriate agricultural machinery based on the characteristics of soil classification and kinds of crops in order to develop agricultural sector;
• Formulate principles and technical norms on potentiality and effectiveness of agricultural machinery in crop production;
• Research and initiate to produce agricultural tools and equipment for reducing labor uses in production;
• Advise and extend the techniques of machinery uses for improvement of agricultural production and productivity; and
• Undertake other duties which to be given by the leaders of the Ministry.

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Major Activities:

The Department of Agricultural Machinery is undertaking several activities to be solved facing problems in the central and local levels.

For the contribution of agricultural development of Cambodia, it is the priority for application of the Government policies to reduce poverty and to preserve food security.

Agricultural Machinery is very important. It can contribute in the activity of economic development to help farmers from poverty and they acquire the knowledge about techniques, utilization and maintenance of agricultural machines. The farmers can ameliorate and repair farm machines. They can reduce unemployment and provide their livelihood. Agricultural Machinery has a major impact on farm profitability.

Farm Mechanization has contributed establishing economics and developing agriculture at local level. It increases the professional training, social services, supporting the development of women and children and it reestablishes the institutions for supporting sustainable agricultural production.

The following are major activities of this department:

Agricultural Machinery Management

• Establishment of agricultural machinery center at local level.
• Collecting data and statistics of production means.
• Research and development of agricultural mechanization.
• Legislation for future agricultural machinery management.
• Computerization of agricultural machinery management.

Production and Contribution of Agricultural Machines and Tools

• Production of prototypes and machines as disk plough, moldboard plough, leveler, seeder, reaper, power thresher, pomp, power pomp, dryer and mill.
• Experiment of machines and tools.
• Repair and ameliorate machines and tools.
• Production of documents and books for agricultural machinery.
• Technical design for agricultural machines.

Education and Extension of Agricultural Mechanization

• Conduct short-term training for agricultural machinery users.
• Production of documents and books for training.
• On field-demonstration of farm machines and tools.
• High-level training for staff and officials of the department.
• Extension of agricultural mechanization technology to farmers.

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