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Labour planning works from a per-acre norm in man-days for the operation — paddy transplanting is around 25-30, cotton picking 40-60, wheat harvesting by hand 12-18. Total man-days divided by the days in the operational window gives the crew size to arrange.
Labour requirement
Man-days = area x norm per acre; workers = ceil(man-days / days available)
Most farm operations have a narrow agronomic window. The same total man-days squeezed into five days instead of ten needs twice the crew, which is often what drives peak-season wage spikes.
State agricultural universities publish package-of-practice norms by crop and operation. Adjust them for your own field conditions and worker experience.