Referring to the history of the development of agricultural machinery in China, the development of agricultural mechanization in China has been roughly divided into five stages since the founding of the People's Republic of China:
In the first stage, from the post-agrarian reform to the cooperative period, agricultural machinery began to take off at this time, and new types of agricultural tools also began to be promoted nationwide.
The second stage is that from the period of the people's commune to the time of reform and opening up, the agricultural mechanization has developed rapidly during this period, and the state-owned and collective machine-farming teams have been established, and large and medium-sized agricultural machinery and tools have developed rapidly.
The third stage was from the beginning of reform and opening up to the mid-1990s. Large and medium-sized agricultural machinery and equipment were stagnant. The development of small-scale agricultural machinery suitable for farmers' households was greatly improved, and the degree of mechanization in field operations was greatly improved.
The fourth stage is from the mid-1990s to the beginning of the new century. It is a period of rapid development of agricultural machinery, and agricultural machinery and agricultural machinery services have made remarkable progress.
The fifth stage is that from 2004, agricultural machinery will enter a new period of rapid development.
