Abstract
Data on farming systems in Indonesia were collected and analyzed.
Various kinds of agricutural machines have been imported and tested in Indonesia. However most of them were not used properly due to the shortage of spare parts and difficilty in maintenance.
Some selected agricultural machines were evaluated from the point of the depreciation whether appropriate the manufacturable or not in local conditions.
Indonesia can be classified into five categories in terms of promoting of appropriate agricultural mechanization based on the Cluster analysis.
Some machines and tools were recommended for use in the respective groupes.
