Technology vs. technique: The implications for labour utilisation

For the wheat production in Punjab, employment and output per acre can be maximised by adopting bullock farming technique in conjunction with modern biochemical technology. On the contrary, if the biochemical technology is traditional and mechanised farming technique is practised, output and employment in the wheat production would be the lowest. Mechanised farming reduces not only employment but also output per acre. For maximising both output and employment, bullock power technique yields a far better result and, seems to be a more desired technique of cultivation. As expected, modern technology can and does have higher employment and output effects so far as wheat production in Punjab is concerned.