Hayleys Agriculture empowers local farmers with Kubota’s mechanized rice planting technology

Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd., the country’s leading Agricultural machinery and equipment supplier, has carved out a name for bringing the world’s best Agri machinery and equipment to Sri Lanka. Over the years, Hayleys Agriculture has supported farmers by introducing new Agricultural mechanization technologies to facilitate farming and help to enhance productivity. Its collaboration with Kubota, a leading Agri machinery manufacturer in the world, has transformed the local Agriculture sector over the last decade with innovative Agri machinery. The introduction of Kubota’s SPW-48C Rice Transplanter with its famous rice planting technology in 2013 to the local market heralded a new chapter in Agriculture mechanization in Sri Lanka.

With the help of Kubota Rice Transplanter, rice planting can be done in an evenly spaced manner while a minimum amount of seeds can be used to yield a better harvest. It also ensures 20 times more efficiency than manual way of rice planting and is capable of carefully transplanting the paddy plants without causing any damage. The Kubota Rice Transplanter has undergone several trials and tests in Sri Lanka to claim the FMRC certification and during the trials, it has proved its versatility in local paddy fields.