The Asian and Pacific Network for Testing of Agricultural Machinery (ANTAM) Standard Code for Testing of Power Tillers was prepared under the supervision of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (CSAM-ESCAP). The current version of the Code is based on the first edition published in August 2015, initially drafted by Dr. Chan Chee Wan and modified based on technical negotiations conducted with designated national counterparts in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The Asian and Pacific Network for Testing of Agricultural Machinery (ANTAM) Standard Code for Testing of Power Tillers was prepared under the supervision of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (CSAM-ESCAP). The current version of the Code is based on the first edition published in August 2015, initially drafted by Dr. Chan Chee Wan and modified based on technical negotiations conducted with designated national counterparts in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The Asian and Pacific Network for Testing of Agricultural Machinery (ANTAM) Standard Code for Testing of Power Tillers was prepared under the supervision of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (CSAM-ESCAP). The current version of the Code is based on the first edition published in August 2015, initially drafted by Dr. Chan Chee Wan and modified based on technical negotiations conducted with designated national counterparts in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
This training manual was prepared to support the 2nd Training of Trainers on ANTAM Test Codes organized in Nanjing, China, on 18-30 October, 2016 and part of the capacity building activities promoted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific-Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (UNESCAP-CSAM) in support of sustainable agricultural mechanization
This report demonstrates the objectives of ANTAM and its participating members and collaborating partners.
This training manual was prepared by Dr. Chan Chee-Wan and Dr. Jean-Paul David Douzals, consultants contracted by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) and the China Agricultural Machinery Testing Centre (CAMTC), for the 1st Training of Trainers Programme on ANTAM Test Codes. Contents of the training manual were prepared as per ANTAM Standard Codes for Testing of Powered Knapsack Misters-Cum-Dusters (Version 2015, hereinafter referred to as “ANTAM Codes 1¤7), developed at the 1st Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting of ANTAM held from 4 to 6 May 2015 in Serpong, Indonesia.
Agriculture remains the backbone of national economy in most developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Agriculture is not only the producer of food and but also employer of approximately 60% of the working population in this region, according to ESCAP’s survey in 2013. However, achieving and ensuring sustained food security in the region remains a challenge. In recent years, countries across the region start embracing agricultural mechanization to increase labor and land productivity in order to meet the growing demand for food. Sustainable agricultural mechanization plays an increasingly important role in improving efficiency in the agricultural systems, filling the rural labour gaps and enhancing farmers 1¤7 income through rural business/enterprise development.
ANTAM test codes are aimed to establish specifications and basic performance criteria to increase safety, technical reliability of machinery and enhance market confidence. Based on mutual recognition of testing results through harmonized standards and procedures, ANTAM test codes will facilitate cross border trade of agricultural machinery by enabling both importing and exporting countries to accept with confidence the testing results conducted by another country.
