Combine Harvesters and Fleet Management

Efficient Harvesting

The combine harvester is a modern agricultural machinery designed to perform multiple harvesting operations as threshing, gathering, and winnowing, all in a single process. Available in various sizes, its suitable for crops like wheat, maize, rice, soybean, barley, sunflower, and more.

This technology is TAAT1 validated.

8•8

Scaling readiness: idea maturity 8/9; level of use 8/9

Positive or neutral impact

Adults 18 and over: Positive high
The poor: Positive high
Under 18: Positive high
Women: Positive high

Positive or neutral impact

Climate adaptability: It adapts really well
Adaptability for farmers: It helps a lot
Biodiversity: It helps them grow and thrive
Environment: It makes a big difference
Soil quality: It doesn't harm the soil's health and fertility
Water usage: It uses the same amount of water

Negative or unknown impact

Carbon footprint: It increases emissions

Problem

Traditional manual harvesting is time-consuming and demands significant labor.
Conventional threshing methods are slow and risk potential grain loss.
Manual separation of grain from chaff is inefficient, leading to impurities.
Older methods may have limited capacity, resulting in slower operations.

Solution

Combine harvesters automates the harvesting process, reducing the need for manual labor.
Its offers threshing mechanisms, minimizing grain loss during harvesting.
Its incorporate separation technologies, ensuring effective grain separation and reducing impurities.
Help to increases harvesting capacity.

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Cost: $$$ 12,000—500,000 USD

Unit of combine harvesters

35 %

Reduced harvest losses

56—63 USD

harvesting unit cost per Ha

IP

Open source / open access

Countries with a green colour: Tested & adopted
Countries with a bright green colour: Adopted
Countries with a yellow colour: Tested

Countries where the technology has been tested and adopted
Country	Tested	Adopted
Ethiopia	Tested	Adopted
Kenya	Tested	Adopted
Nigeria	Tested	Adopted
Tanzania	Tested	Adopted
Zambia	Tested	Adopted
Zimbabwe	Tested	Adopted

This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.

Agro-ecological zones where this technology can be used
AEZ	Subtropic - warm	Subtropic - cool	Tropic - warm	Tropic - cool
Arid
Semiarid
Subhumid
Humid

Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.

Goal 2: zero hunger

Goal 8: decent work and economic growth

To operate a combine harvester:

1. Ensure the operator is trained in combine harvester operation, including electronic control panels and mechanical components, to ensure proper usage and prevent breakdowns.

2. Survey the field in consultation with farmers to determine the best approach, considering factors like crop height, land slope, and field features. This assessment aims to prevent grain losses, excessive fuel consumption, poor maneuverability, and damage to irrigation furrows.

3. Combine harvester owners can provide services directly to farmers or collaborate with booking agents who aggregate demand within the community, or use a combination of both approaches.

4. Farmers seeking contract mechanization services should request, schedule, and prepay for these services through SMS messaging or mobile applications, connecting them with equipment owners or booking agents.

5. Once the job is completed, the balance of payment is settled through the digital system, ensuring a transparent and efficient transaction process.

6. Equipment owners and investors receive detailed reports on user and cost-effectiveness, enabling them to refine their business models and access financing for acquiring new equipment.

Last updated on 30 May 2024