International Journal of Agricultural Engineering

P. S. Kanannavar ¹, Rudragouda Chilur ², B. R. Vasanthgouda ², y. Ravindra ³, D. M. Nagaraj ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Soil and Water Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Karnataka, IN
3 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad U.P., IN

Abstract

Economic analysis plays a major role in agricultural production of any country. The aim of this case study was to create awareness about economics of the irrigation farming sunflower production per hectare in Northern Transition Zone of Karnataka, India. The data were collected from the 40 randomly selected farmers, having more or less homogeneous red sandy loamy soil field, using face to face questionnaire method. The study revealed that sunflower production cost consumed total Rs. 20.92 kg-1 out of which labour consumption was 39.16% followed by rental value of the owned land (17.88%) and inorganic fertilizer (10.41%) in the total cost. Total labour (human labour, bullock labour and machine labour) constituted about 51.85% of the total variable cost. The results showed that cost of production, net returns over variable cost, net returns over total cost and benefit cost ratio for sunflower production were Rs.41451.23 ha-1, Rs.38054.06 ha-1, Rs.27911.77 ha-1and 1.67, respectively.

Keywords

Economic Analysis, Net Return; Sunflower Production, Benefit Cost Ratio

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P. S. Kanannavar ¹, Rudragouda Chilur ², B. R. Vasanthgouda ¹, y. Ravindra ³, D. M. Nagaraj ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agicultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur karnataka, IN
2 Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Karnataka, IN
3 Department of Agicultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Karnataka, IN
4 College of Agricultural Engineering, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad U.P., IN

Abstract

Energy plays a major role in agricultural production of any country. The aim of this case study was to create awareness about energy usage for the sunflower production per hectare in Northern Transition Zone of Karnataka, India. The data were collected from the 40 randomly selected farmers using face to face questionnaire method, and farmers having more or less homogeneous red sandy loam type soil. The results showed that energy ratio, energy productivity, specific energy and net energy gain for sunflower were 2.312, 0.09 kg MJ-1, 10.81 MJ kg-1 and 28118.21 MJ ha-1. The study revealed that sunflower production consumed a total 21427.72 MJ ha-1 out of this, fertilizer energy consumption was 40.96 per cent followed by electricity (30.78%) and diesel fuel (11.35%). The direct and indirect type energy contribution was 47.06 per cent and 52.94 per cent, as well as renewable and non-renewable energy contribution was 12.01per cent and 87.99 per cent, respectively.

Keywords

Energy Ratio, Specific Energy, Sunflower Production, Input Output Ratio

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