Finding the machine that's already nearby
A farm mechanisation platform that maps the equipment available in a district — owned, for hire, and serviceable — and connects it to the farmers who need it this week.
How it works
Mechanisation registry
A structured record of agricultural equipment actually present in an area, rather than an assumption drawn from sales data.
Custom hiring
Connects farmers who need equipment for a window with owners and custom hiring centres who have it idle.
Repair and maintenance
Service providers mapped by location and capability, so a breakdown during a critical window is a phone call rather than a search.
Supplier directory
Implement and spare part suppliers linked to the equipment types they actually support.
Gap analysis
Shows where mechanisation demand exceeds local supply — the view institutions need to target investment.
Built for the field
Multilingual, low-bandwidth, and usable on the phones farmers already own.
The underlying problem
Agricultural mechanisation in much of India is not primarily limited by how much equipment exists. It is limited by whether the farmer who needs a machine for four days in October can find one that is within reach, available, and working.
The equipment is frequently there. The information is not.
Two audiences, one dataset
For the farmer: what is near me, is it available in my window, who repairs it when it stops, and where do I get the part.
For the institution: what is the actual mechanisation level in this district, where is demand unmet, and is the investment programme reaching the places with the largest gap.
Both views come from the same registry, which is the reason the data stays current — the people using it day to day are the people maintaining it.
Developed with agricultural research institutions including MPKV.
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Frequently asked
About Phule Sanman
Who is Phule Sanman for?
Four user groups — farmers who need equipment for a specific window, custom hiring centres and owners with idle equipment, service providers for repairs and spares, and institutions targeting mechanisation investment. The same platform serves all four with role-specific views.
How is the equipment registry kept current?
Owners update their own listings from the mobile app. Custom hiring centres and institutions bulk-upload. Stale listings get retired via activity-decay rules so the registry reflects what's actually available, not everything that ever was.
Does Phule Sanman work in low-bandwidth areas?
Yes — the interface is intentionally lightweight, works on basic phones with 2G/3G connectivity, and is multilingual (English, Marathi, Hindi) for users with varying literacy levels.
Can institutions use it for policy planning?
Yes. District-level mechanisation gap reports surface the places where equipment demand outstrips supply, which is the data institutions need to target custom-hiring-centre investment or subsidy programmes efficiently.
Next step
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