Energy Analysis for Cultivation of Sugarcane: A Case Study in Narsinghpur (M. P.), India
Avinash Kumar *
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482004, India.
Atul Kumar Shrivastav
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482004, India.
Aaradhana Patel
Department of Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482004, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the commercial or non-commercial energy sources which were used for the cultivation of sugarcane in the selected area of study, Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh), India.
The use of commercial and non-commercial energy was found 143947.43 MJ/ha and its ratio with non-commercial energy was 18.35 during the last survey of the study area during 2013-14. The productivity energy was found during the study period 0.35 kg/MJ. Due to better management of energy inputs the output-input energy ratio enhanced by 6.86% during the study period. Energy inputs are carried out and the research finding shows that there exists a positive and direct correlation between yield and tillage, irrigation and total energy at 1 per cent level of significance. It is also seen that the contribution of energy through diesel, fertilizers and electricity were significant at 1 per cent level of significance.
The result of the study of commercial and non-commercial energy sources were used in cultivation of sugarcane, we found the use of electric energy (75191.32 MJ/ha) was the highest energy consuming source from commercial energy sources and the use of human energy (5819.21 MJ/ha) was the highest energy consuming source from non-commercial energy sources.
Keywords: Sugarcane, commercial energy source, non-commercial energy source, cultivation, Narsinghpur