Energy use patterns and econometric models of grape production in Hamadan province of Iran

Sara Rajabi Hamedani, Alireza Keyhani and Reza Alimardani

Energy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 11, 6345-6351

Abstract: This paper examines the energy use patterns and relationship between energy input and yield for grape production in Malayer region of Hamadan Province. Data from 50 farmers were collected using a face-to-face questionnaire method. In the surveyed vineyards, average yield and energy consumption were calculated as 18,530 kgha−1 and 45,213.66 MJha−1, respectively. Among input energy sources, fertilizers, electricity and farmyard manure contained highest energy shares with 37.25%, 19%, and 17.84%, respectively. The energy ratio and energy productivity were found to be 4.95 and 0.42 kgMJ−1.

Keywords: Grape; Energy use patterns; Energy forms; Sensitivity analysis; Economic indices; Cobb–Douglas function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.09.041

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