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Land preparation
Planting   
Crop Care
Harvesting
Farm Mechanization
Land preparation
Planting
Crop Care
Harvesting

THE THAI TAPIOCA
TRADE ASSOCIATION

THAI TAPIOCA STARDH ASSOCIATION
NORTH EASTERN
TAPIOCA TRADE
ASSOCIATION


THE THAI TAPIOCA
PRODUCTS FACTORY
ASSOCIATION

 


Farm Mechanization

         

         The list of farm machinery and equipment used in tapioca production is given below. It also includes those with potential to be adopted among farmers :

Production Stage With engine power

With animal power์

With human labour

First land preparation

Two-wheel or four-wheel tractor with mould board plough / rotary tiller / disk plough / ridge tiller / tooth plough

Wooden plough / tooth harrow / mould board / plough

Hoe

Second land preparation

Four-wheel tractor with tooth plough /disk harrow / rotary disk / ridge tiller
Planting

Planting machine*

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By hand

Eradication of plant pests and diseases

Tractor-driven sprayer /Two-wheel tractor with plough / Back-packed sprayer

 

Back-packed sprayer / Hoe /
Blade

Fertilization ----------------- --------------

Broadcast by
hand
Hoe

Irrigation

Water pump

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Harvesting

Digger
Tapioca root collector*
Tapioca root transporter*

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Blade
Hoe

 *To be further developed and adopted.

     
Source : Faculty of Agriculture,
Kasetsart University

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