Evaluation of Two Types of Mowers for Windrowing of Faba Bean (Vicia faba) in River Nile State, Sudan

Abstract

In northern Sudan, where farm holdings range between 0.5-2 ha, the small size of farms makes the manual traditional practices still prevailing for crops production. The faba bean is one of the major food legumes crops grown in the region. This evaluation carried out at Hudaiba Research Station, to test two types of fodder mower to cut faba bean to face the problem of unavailability of labor at harvest time and high cost of wage during the last three years. The two mowers reduce the cost of cutting by 69% compared to manual cutting. The evaluation presented some technical specifications and recommendation when using the mowers for cutting faba bean to reduce losses.