The application of mechanization in agricultural is inevitable.

The growth of human

population made human try to find the way to feed them. Traditional way of
agricultural cant sustain anymore. Countries that well known as food supplier need
a tool that can help them raise the production. The modernization in plantation is a
must.

Japan as a pioneer in technology has been applied it since years ago. They
have some industries that can help them. One of those industries is Yanmar. Yanmar
has reputation as an agricultural tool supplier. They have produced many tools since
they started their business.

Yanmar has operated more than 100 years. Their product not only limited in
agricultural machine, but it reach wide range of technology in many aspects. Their
market place not only in Asia, but also over many countries. It shows people that
Yanmar is important player. Their product has helped develop county to gain a huge
increase in food production.

Yanmar has developed many variants agricultural machine. They offer

tractors, rice transplanters, combines etc. They also provide all types of farming and
agricultural works. The main goal of making these machines is to push forward the
agricultural with technology. Agricultural works became more efficient but its
production more than traditional way can do.

All of innovation of technology made Japan can do so much better in

agricultural. Japan doesnt need a huge number of field. They just use the field they
have with high efficiency. They also dont need a huge number of workers or
farmers. They have machine to do human job.

The significant effect of mechanization in agriculture has seen in Vietnam.

Since Yanmar entered Vietnams market, they supply the tool to farmers and others
player in agricultural works. The result is Vietnam became rice supplier and sells it
to another country, especially in South East Asia. Agricultural became main
commodity in that country. They not just feed themselves, but also the other million
peoples in other countries.

Compare to Japan and Vietnam, Indonesias agricultural condition is a bit

different. They produce rice more than the other country, but the consumption itself
is very high. With population over 200 million of peoples, its very hard to keep food
security. In the other side, theres still many of Indonesias farmer that use
traditional way in rice production. This is affecting the national rice production.

Furthermore, the crop and planting area has been decreased in recent years.
Need of area for home increasing because of high population. Size of farmland in
Indonesia is only 0.3 1.0 ha per farmer. According to Astu Unadi (2014), labor
working in agriculture decrease from 31.17 mills in 2003 to 26.13 mill people in
2013. This data mean theres problem in Indonesia agriculture, while solution such
as mechanization cant just be applied.

The application of mechanization met an obstacle because of different

perception. The term mechanization narrowly perceived because its replace human
labor, high cost, environmental problem, etc. This is not suitable with the real
purpose of mechanization. Mechanization decreases all the bad effect that has been
worried about. It increases rice production without increasing cost.

New government of Indonesia has set up new policy on food. They want
Indonesia has surplus on food, mainly rice, maize, and soybean within 3 years,
include sugar and meat. To reach the goal, its need a strategy. Increase planting
area, improve irrigation facility, provide good quality in seed, and increase the
number of agricultural machinery and the operator became strategy to achieve it.
With all of that strategy, Government want themselves play a key role in
agriculture.

Government expects rice production with mechanization. In prediction, the

rice production will increase from 6,015 kg per ha to 8,050 kg per ha. In details,
10.89 % come from combine harvester, 11.00 % came from Tanam Jarwo
(Transplanter), and 11.94 % come from proper production input. However, the cost
to buy the entire necessary machine is about 878 million rupiah for 100 ha and
become 83.4 billion rupiah for 10,000 ha. Like it seems, it may be cost much money
for government at the start point, but it will worth a thousand million of peoples that
will be feeding.