Mahindra & Mahindra?s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) announced the launch of Novo 65 HP and 75 HP tractors. This range of Mahindra Novo tractors is technologically most advanced and stylishly designed, according to the company. The range is priced attractively, starting at Rs 9.99 lakh for 65 HP 2WD (655 DI) going up to Rs 12.5 lakh for 75 HP 4WD (755 DI) variant, ex Maharashtra.

The class leading Mahindra Novo range of tractors is designed for evolved farmers in India. It is offered in both 2WD and 4WD versions in open station design.

This next generation tractor range is designed and developed in-house at Mahindra Research Valley, the company?s global research and development facility in Chennai. The Mahindra Novo is in line with company?s vision of becoming the pioneer in providing technology driven farming solutions to the farmers across the country.  With new benchmarks in technology, comfort and ergonomics, Mahindra Novo is all set to change farming practices and improve productivity and performance and thus the output, leading to Farm Tech Prosperity.

Speaking at the launch, Rajesh Jejurikar, President ? Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd said, ?At Mahindra, our purpose is to pioneer accessible technology which transforms lives of farmers, worldwide. As a part of Farming 3.0 initiative, the focus is on cutting edge technology and superior farming solutions. We take great pride in presenting state-of-the-art 65-75 HP range of Mahindra Novo tractors to evolved Indian farmers. I am confident that this will set new benchmark in the industry. We will shortly introduce our global product from this range with integrated cabin in India.?

Mahindra Novo has been developed through extensive research and insight with  farmers across 12 states. The development of Mahindra Novo involved a seeding phase where tractors were tested for performance in 37 applications across 8 states for a cumulative 25,000 hours. Compared to industry standards, this has been one of the most extensive testing programme. Mahindra Novo design has been perfected based on the testing results. Mahindra has brought many new advanced technologies and features in this series that will give higher productivity and better precision in the agri applications.