‘Saanjh Punjab: Listening to Farmers on CRM Machinery’ is a report resulting from
a six-month field study covering 10 districts. It maps 51,813 machines across 13 types and includes listening exercises conducted with nearly 2,000 farmers to understand the operational and distribution challenges that they face in procuring machines. Saanjh Punjab was etablished in 2025, it is a coalition of leading organisations working toward climate-resilient agriculture and effective crop residue management (CRM) in Punjab. This report pools the knowledge, field experience, and research of the various organisations in Saanjh Punjab to present evidence-based insights and recommendations on crop residue management and agricultural diversification in the state.