Transplanting is an efficient way to plant rice but it requires more labor and very intensive field management. Compared to mechanical methods there are certain disadvantages of manual rice transplanting: ❌ Labour cost is high ❌ Seedlings are exposed to possible injury during handling ❌ Plants tend to grow more slowly than direct seeding because of recovery time after transplanting, ❌ Harvesting is delayed. ❌ Average of 15-20 people are needed to finish 1 hectar for day. Advantages for mechanica