Tractors came to India in the 1960s, imported from the US and European countries, mainly the erstwhile Soviet Union. But these countries had large land holdings; most tractors made there were of medium to high horsepower. In a country where landholdings were not so large, such tractors came to be replicated, unthinkingly. India also imported tractor kits that could be assembled. In 1961-1962, about 880 such tractors were assembled from kits purchased from British and German firms.
Imports stopped in 1977 (see box: Tracks through time [2]). But industry's fascination
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-systems
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-machines
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tractors
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/technology
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
