Farm Machinery

FARM MACHINERY

BOOKS

1.  Zafar, A. W. and M. K. Mehmood, 2003. Servicing and Minor Repair of Tractor. A text book for class 9th&10th; Published by National Institute of Science and Technical Education, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad.

2.  Zafar, A. W. and M. K. Mehmood, 2003. Practical Manual for Maintenance and Common Repair of Tractor. A text book for class 9th&10th; Published by National Institute of Science and Technical Education, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad.

REPORT/BULLETIN

1.  Shahid, L. A., 2006. Test Report on “Performance Evaluation of Stationery Groundnut Thresher (New version)” at farmer’s field near Village Mari, Talagang Road, Tehsil Fateh Jang FMI, NARC Islamabad.

2.  Shahid, L. A., 2006. Test Report on “Performance Evaluation of Wheat-cum-Canola Thresher (Commercial unit) for Rapeseed Threshing” at farmers’ field in Faisalabad and Mardan, FMI, NARC Islamabad.

3.  Ahmad, M. and A. A. Mirani, 2005. Development and Evaluation of a solar-cum-gas fired dates drying system. Research Report No. 01/2005. Farm Machinery Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad.

4.  Amjad, N., 2005. Country Report on Agricultural Mechanization. Prepared for presentation during first session of the TC of APCAEM, held at New Delhi, India, November 21-22.

5.  Shahid, L. A., 2005. Test Report on “Performance Evaluation of Groundnut hand Sheller at Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) Chakwal and Farmer’s Field” FMI, NARC Islamabad.

6.  Amjad, N., 2004. Country Report on Agricultural Mechanization. Presented during 3rd session of TAC of APCAEM, held at Hanoi, Vietnam, December 13-14.

7.  Shahid, L. A., 2004. End-users Feedback Survey Report on “Present Status of Rapeseed Mechanization Particularly Harvesting and Threshing” in Potohar Region, Farm Machinery Institute (FMI), NARC Islamabad.

8.  Shahid, L. A., 2004. Survey Report on “Status of Groundnut Machinery and Machinery Manufacturing Industry in Potohar Region”, FMI, NARC, Islamabad.

9.  Amjad, N. and M. T. Anwar, 2003. Country Report on Agricultural Mechanization. Presented during 2nd session of TAC of APCAEM, held at Beijing, China, November 24-25.

10.  Amjad, N. and M. T. Anwar, 2002. Country Report on Agricultural Mechanization. Presented during 23rd TAC meeting of RNAEM/APCAEM, held at Beijing, China, November 25-27.

11.  Shahid, L. A., 2002. Technical Report on “Agricultural Machinery Management Utilizing Microcomputers” presented at OSIC, during course closing ceremony, Osaka – JICA - Japan.

12.  Shahid, L. A., 2002. Country report on “Agricultural Sector”, presented at Osaka International Centre (OSIC) during JICA training on “Agricultural Machinery Management utilizing Microcomputers” from 22nd April 2002 to 26th October.

13.  Amjad, N. and A. S. Khan, 2000. Country Paper: Pakistan. Prepared for presentation at the 20th Session of the Governing Body of the Regional Network for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery, UN/ESCAP held at Rongchang, China, October 19-21.

14.  Amjad, N., 1999. Country Paper: Pakistan. Prepared for presentation at the 19th Session of the Governing Body of Regional Network for Agricultural Machinery, UN/ESCAP held at Kathmandu, Nepal, November 6-18.

15.  Khan, J, N. Amjad and A.S. Khan, 1999. Test Report of Tractor HEBEI-150 DA. Submitted to Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, Islamabad. September.

16.  Amjad, N, 1998. Country Paper: Prepared for presentation during Eighteenth Session of Governing Body of the Regional Network for Agricultural Machinery, UNDP held at Los Banos, Philippines, December 3-4.

17.  Khan, J. and N. Amjad. 1998. Country Report: Automation of Agricultural Machinery. Presented during short-term training course held at Industrial Technology Center (ITC) and Obihiro University of Agriculture and veterinary Medicine, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan. 22 June - 05 October.

18.  Khan, J., S. A. Kalwar and N. Amjad, 1998. Report on Testing and Performance Evaluation of YANMAR Combine Harvester on Chickpea, Mung and Maize Crops. May

19.  Ahmad, T., 1998. Status of Post Harvest Rice-Processing Industry in Pakistan. A Country Report Presented at JICA (August 1998), Tokyo, Japan.

20.  Khan, J. and M. Q. Chatta, 1997. A Report on Field Performance of Zero Till Seed Drills. Submitted to HALCROW Rural Management Program, Islamabad.

21.  Khan, J., 1996. A Report on Field Performance Evaluation of Pneumatic Row Crop Sunflower Planter. January.

22.  Khan, J., 1996, Test Report on Performance Evaluation of Iftikhar Brothers’ Reaper Windrower. May.

23.  Ahmad, T., 1995. Status of Manufacturing and Extension of Agricultural Machinery in Pakistan. A Country Report Presented at RNAM Regional Workshop on Manufacturing and Extension of Agricultural Machinery. September 1995, Tehran, Iran.

24.  Khan, J., A. S. Khan and A. Hassan, 1995. Country report: Farm Machinery Testing. Presented during short-term training course held at the Institute of Agricultural Machinery (IAM) - Bio-Oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN), Omiya-City, Saitama-Ken, Japan. Feb. - June, 1995.

25.  Amjad, N., I. Ahmad, J. Khan and A. S. Khan, 1995. Performance report of Tractor Model UMZ-6AKM. Prepared and submitted to the Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad, January, 09.

26.  Ahmad, M., 1995. Agricultural Mechanization in Pakistan (Country Paper). APO Seminar on Agricultural Mechanization in Asia (SEM-29-95), Tokyo, Japan. March 7-17.

27.  Kalwar, S. A. and A. S. Khan, 1995. Country Report prepared for presentation at Group Training Course on Farm Machinery Design held at Tsukuba International Agricultural Centre, Tsukuba-Shi, Japan.

28.  Khan, A. S. and S. H. A. Rizvi, 1995. Country Report prepared for presentation at 18th Session of RNAM TAC held at Nakhon, Ratchasima, Thailand (November 4-9, 1995).

29.  Saeed, M. A., 1995. Country Report on Farm Mechanization., Training course held at Tsukuba Agricultural Training Center (TIATC), Japan.

30.  Zaidi, M. A., 1994. Country Report on Agricultural Machinery Management organized by JICA at Osaka International Center, 25-1 Nishitoyokawa-Cho, Ibaraki-Shi, OSAKA, JAPAN.

31.  Tabassum, M. A., M. A. Zaidi and A. S. Khan, 1994. Testing & Evaluation of Pneumatic Row Crop Planter. Test report, Farm Machinery Institute, NARC, Islamabad.

32.  Amjad, N., I. Ahmad, J. Khan and A. S. Khan, 1994. Status Report on Testing of Tractors under the Prime Minister's People's Tractor Scheme. Presented during the Tractor Evaluation Committee Meeting, held at MINFAL, Islamabad, August 31.

33.  Rizvi, S. H. A. and A. S. Khan, 1994. Country Report presented at 16th Session of Governing Body (GB) RNAM TAC held at Bangkok, Thailand, December 6-9, 1994.

34.  Amjad, N., and A.S. Khan, 1994. Country Report on Farm Machinery Testing in Pakistan. Presented at Policy Session of Regional Workshop on Farm Machinery Testing & Evaluation. Organized by FAO/SRI/AIT at AIT, Bangkok, Thailand, (December 1-2, 1994).

35.  Khan, A. S. and M. Farooq, 1993. Country Report for presentation at 17th Session of RNAM TAC held at Jakarta, Indonesia (December 6-8).

36.  Sheikh, A. D., A. S. Khan, M. Qasim, L. A. Anjum and M. Banaras, 2003. Technical Report of a Study “Assessment of Harvesting and Post Harvest Losses in Potato” conducted jointly by : Post Harvest Management Program , NARC, Islamabad; PARC Technology Transfer Institute, Faisalabad; and Farm Machinery Institute, NARC, Islamabad.

37.  Ahmad, M. and M. A. Zaidi, 1992. Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost Zero-Tillage Drill for Wheat Sowing. Test report, Farm Machinery Institute, NARC, Islamabad.

38.  Shahid, L.A., 1992. Country Report on Agriculture Sector presented during Master of Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

39.  Aslam, M., M. Ahmad, N.I. Hashmi, M.Q. Chatha and M.V. Veen, 1991. Zero tillage wheat pilot production program for the Punjab rice-wheat system. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad. ISBN:968-409-084-9.

40.  Khan, J. and A.S. Khan. 1991. Status of Manufacture and Extension of Agricultural Machinery in Pakistan. Country report presented at the Regional Network of Agricultural Machinery (RNAM) Regional Workshop on Extension and Popularization of Agricultural Machinery held in Manila, Philippines from 23 to 31 May 1991.

41.  Saeed , M. A. and A. S. Khan, 1991. Field performance of hold-on type rice thresher in Pakistan. FMI Test Report No. HT/ FMI/ 91 PARC, Islamabad. pp.24.

42.  Khan, J., A. S. Khan, and A. S. Saeed, 1991. Status of manufacture and extension of agricultural machinery in Pakistan. Country report presented at the Regional Workshop on Extension and Popularization of Agricultural Machinery and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition and Symposium, Manila, Philippiness. pp.34.

43.  Khan, A. S. and M. Farooq, 1991. Country Report presented at 16th Session of RNAM TAC held at Bangkok, Thailand (Oct. 30 - Nov. 4, 1991).

44.  Khan, A. S., M. Farooq and M. A. Tabassum, 1990. Country Report presented at 15th Session of RNAM TAC held at Anyang City, Korea (Oct. 25-31, 1990).

45.  Khan, A. S., M. Farooq and M. A. Tabassum, 1990. Country Report on Mechanization Policies & Strategies. Presented at RNAM Regional Workshop held at Beijing, China (August 1-10, 1990).

46.  Tabassum, M. A., D. B. Panhwer and A. S. Khan, 1990. Country Report for presentation at Multi-Country Study Mission on Farm Machinery held at Tokyo, Japan. (June 19-29, 1990).

47.  Khan, J. and S. I. Ahmad, 1989. Testing and Evaluation of Mobile Bucket Milking Machine for Water Buffaloes. Farm Machinery Institute, NARC.

48.  Amjad, N. and S.I. Ahmad, 1988. Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery in Pakistan. Presented during the 13th RNAM TAC Meeting, held at Los Banos, Philippines, December 8-13.

49.  Amjad, N., M. A. Akbar and S. I. Ahmad, 1988. Test Report of Tractor MF-375. Presented during the Farm Machinery Standardization Committee meeting held at Karachi, November 5.

50.  Akbar, M. A., N., Amjad and S. I. Ahmad, 1988. Test Report of FDI Rotavator (FR 20s/f 60"/36 blades-Single speed). FMI Publication No. FMI/T&S-39/88.

51.  Ahmad, S. I. and A. S. Khan, 1988. Country Report presented at 13th TAC Meeting of RNAM held at Manila, Philippines (December 8-13, 1988).

52.  Khan, A. S. and S. I. Ahmad, 1988. Country Report presented at 12th TAC Meeting of RNAM held at NARC, Islamabad (Feb. 23- March 2, 1988).

53.  Ahmad, S. I. and A. S. Khan, 1987. Country Report presented on ECO Regional Conference on Agricultural Mechanization held at NARC (April 6-8, 1987).

54.  Ahmad, S. A. and N. Amjad 1987. Test Report of Al-Badar Maize Sheller. FMI Testing Sub-station, Tarnab, Publication.

55.  Stevens, E. J.; M. Q. Chatha, M. H. Nawaz, N. Amjad and P. R. Hobbs, 1987. On-farm Verification of Locally Manufactured Agricultural Equipment, PARC-CIMMYT Report No. 87-01, Islamabad.

56.  Stevens, E. J., N. Amjad, M. H. Nawaz, C. Nawaz and M. Farooq, 1987. On-farm Verification of Locally Manufactured Agricultural Equipment. PARC-CIMMYT Report No. 87-01, Islamabad, Pakistan.

57.  Amjad, N., J. Khan, and S. I. Ahmad, 1987. Test Report of Tractor Universal 340. Presented during the Farm Machinery Standardization Committee meeting held at Karachi.

58.  Zaidi, M. A., 1987. Harvesting Performance of Reaper Windrower with Specific Reference to the Busatis Cutter Bar. Test report, FMI-Testing Sub-Station, KSK, Lahore.

59.  Metianu, A. A., A. J. Sewell and N. Amjad, 1987. Report on Whole Crop Harvester 1987 Season in Pakistan. AFRC Institute of Engineering Research, UK. July.

60.  Khan, J. and S. I. Ahmad, 1987. Testing and Evaluation of Romanian U-340 Tractor. Test report submitted to Ministry of Production, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad.

61.  Amjad, N., M. Khan, and S. I. Ahmad 1986. Test Report (Revised) of Tractor Ford 3610. Presented during the Farm Machinery Standardization Committee meeting held at Karachi.

62.  Amjad, N., M. Khan, and S. I. Ahmad, 1986. Test Report of Sperry New Holland Combine 8040 on Wheat crop. FMI Publication, Islamabad.

63.  Amjad, N., S. Kalwar and S. I. Ahmad, 1986. Test Report of AGAD Thresher C on Chickpea Crop. FMI Publication, Islamabad.

64.  Amjad, N., I. Ahmad, and S. I. Ahmad, 1986. Test Report of New Holland Combine 8040 on Sunflower Crop. FMI Publication, Islamabad.

65.  Sargana, M. A., J. Kishwar, T. Ahmad, and S. I. Ahmad, 1986. Agricultural machinery manufacturing in Pakistan. Research report, Farm Machinery Institute, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.

66.  Metianu, A. A., N. Amjad, and I. Ahmad, 1986. Report on Prototype Whole Crop Harvester 1986 Wheat harvest in Pakistan. National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Silsoe, UK.

67.  Lundberg, A. G. and A. W. Zafar, 1986. Stationary Groundnut Thresher: Product Design and Development. A technical report submitted to F.A.O., Rome, Italy.

68.  Amjad, N., A. Pervez, and S. I. Ahmad, 1985. Country Report. Presented during the Regional Training Course on Instrumentation for Testing of Agricultural Machinery, held at Silsoe College, UK, June 24 to September 13.

69.  Metianu, A. A., J. M. Johnson, G, Oxberry, N. Amjad and T. Johnson, 1985. Test Report on Prototype Whole Crop Wheat Harvester 1985 season in UK. National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Silsoe, UK.

70.  Amjad, N., M. Khan, and M. Khalid, 1985. Test Report of Tractor Ford 3610. Presented during the Farm Machinery Standardization Committee Meeting, held at Karachi, July 22-23.

71.  Long, P. B. and N. Amjad, 1985. Present Status of Seed Drill Manufacturing Industry of Pakistan - a survey report. Farm Machinery Institute, NARC, Islamabad.

72.  Amjad, N. and M. A. Tabassum, 1985. Test Report of Aitchison Seedamatic Drill on Wheat. FMI Publication.

73.  Anwar, T. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of Fiona Drill on Wheat, FMI Testing Sub-station, Tarnab, Publication.

74.  Anwar, T. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of a Manual Sugar-beet Planter. FMI Testing Sub-station, Tarnab, Publication.

75.  Pervez, A. and N. Amjad, 1985. Field study of NIAE Prototype Whole Crop Harvester in Pakistan. FMI Test Report, Islamabad.

76.  Anwar, T. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of NARDI Planter on Maize. FMI Testing Sub-station, Tarnab, Publication.

77.  Ahmad, I. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of PECO Multicrop Thresher on Paddy. FMI Testing Sub-station Kala Shah Kaku, Publication.

78.  Ahmad, I. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of Shan Wheat Thresher. FMI Testing Sub-station, Kala Shah Kaku, Publication.

79.  Ahmad, I. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of Ittefaq Reaper-windrower. FMI Testing Sub-station Kala Shah Kaku, Publication.

80.  Ahmad, I. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of Chinese Rice Transplanter, FMI Testing Sub-station, Quetta, Publication.

81.  Zafarullah, M. and N. Amjad, 1985. Test Report of Kubota Power Reaper, FMI Testing Sub-station, Kala Shah Kaku, Publication.

82.  Ahmad, T. and M. Sargana, 1985. Agricultural Machinery and Implements Industry in Pakistan (Report No. FM-103). Farm Machinery Institute of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.