The development of the domestic agricultural machinery manufacturing industry in our country is uneven

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According to the data, in 2011, the national agricultural machinery industry achieved a total industrial output value of 235.893 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 34.12%; the sales output value was 230.912 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 34.73%. The cumulative production and sales ratio was 97.89%. In 2012, the central government allocated 17.5 billion yuan in subsidies for the purchase of agricultural machinery, which was used primarily to help farmers acquire such equipment. Driven by the strong incentives of the machine purchase subsidy policy, China’s agricultural machinery market will remain booming in 2012. 　　In 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology explicitly called for encouraging the group-based development of agricultural machinery enterprises, with the aim of creating an industrial system and industry clusters led by large enterprises and supported by smaller ones. It also emphasized the need to support technological advancement in key enterprises through innovations in research mechanisms, thereby driving the development of the entire industry. The goal was to have 5 large enterprise groups by 2015, with annual sales revenues of over 15 billion yuan and strong international competitiveness. 　　At present, the development of the domestic agricultural machinery manufacturing industry is uneven; small, medium-sized, and even micro-enterprises still account for a considerable proportion in this sector, meaning that these smaller firms play a dominant role to a large extent. There are a large number of agricultural machinery manufacturers, and the market is relatively fragmented; the vast majority of these companies have a small market share and limited brand influence. As the technology of agricultural machinery products continues to advance, and the product structure in this industry moves toward larger sizes and more environmentally friendly designs, the few small agricultural machinery manufacturers that possess expertise in this field are gradually moving in a more specialized direction, while a significant number of them face the challenge of being phased out or merged. 　　In the future, as the technological level of agricultural machinery in our country continues to improve, the trend toward larger-sized, more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly agricultural machinery becomes increasingly evident. This leads to higher demands on the technical capabilities and financial strength of agricultural machinery manufacturers. The advantages of large-scale agricultural machinery manufacturers will further increase, while small manufacturers with less advanced technology face the risk of being phased out gradually. Furthermore, as the number of agricultural machinery units in use increases, **gradually raising the thresholds for companies to qualify for subsidies for purchasing such machinery will help further increase the concentration in the agricultural machinery market. It is evident that large-scale agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises in our country have bright prospects for development; their market share will continue to grow, and the concentration level within the agricultural machinery industry will gradually increase.