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There are many sophisticated useful reapers present in the market but are very expensive and are designed to harvest crops like wheat, rice, maize, corn, etc. And there is a need for an efficient reaper for the harvesting of small size crops. Nowadays farmers of Manipur are facing a lack of skilled labour for the harvesting of crops. Due to these problem farmers are shifting to machine and technologies as an alternative solution for more economic growth, but the cost of harvesting machines available in the market is too high and are not suitable for small size crops like Maroi Nakuppi which is mostly grown in remote areas like the valley of Manipur. The farmers who are dependent on agriculture in these areas are small-scale farmers who have a small piece of land and cannot afford the costly machine and are using conventional methods for harvesting. Thus, there is a need for a cost-effective and efficient harvest machine to cut small crops like Maroi Nakuppi (Allium hookeri) and other similar crops like Coriander, Mint, etc. Thus, the proposed work aims to develop and design a reaper to harvest small size crops. Which is easily accessible, economical, adaptable, and easy to operate. The proposed design of the study aims to achieve the harvesting of small-size crops at faster rates as compared to conventional methods. The outcome of the study will help the farmers to increase the overall productivity by decreasing harvesting time, and human effort and ultimately achieving more economic growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]