Energy audit of farm equipment

R.S.R. Gupta and A.R. Rao

Energy, 1982, vol. 7, issue 11, 945-951

Abstract: Total energy inputs in machinery and other farm equipment are assessed. Included are fixed energy costs of crop production on small, medium, and large canal-irrigated farms. The operational energy costs of growing a ha of wheat crop on farms of different sizes have also been computed. The total fixed energy inputs per cropped ha on a small farm are about 4.5 million kcal; about 1.9 million kcal are required on medium-sized farms and 1.2 million kcal on large farms. The total energy costs for using farm equipment for 1 ha of wheat crop are 4.8, 2.2, and 2.4 million kcal on small, medium, and large farms, respectively. Medium-sized farms are now the most energy-efficient; by replacing bullocks by tractors and related equipment, large farms will become most efficient.

Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(82)90041-X

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