ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 6

Energy use pattern in sugarcane production – a study in Erode district

  • Author:
  • O. B. Pramod Kumar, P. Rathinam
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 98 to 104

*Associate Professor, Post Graduate Research Department of Economics, Govt. Arts College, Coimbatore

**Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, L. R. G. Govt. Arts College for Women, Tiruppur

Abstract

In this paper, energy use efficiency in sugarcane production in Erode district of Tamilnadu, and average quantity of energy per acre was calculated for farms both operation wise and source wise. The main objective was to know the energy use pattern in sugarcane production. Results revealed that the average use of energy is 40411.79 mega joules as inputs in sugarcane production in Erode districts. Irrigation is the major source of energy followed by seed energy and fertiliser. Bullock power and tractor power are the insignificant in sugarcane production.

Keywords

Energy efficiency, sugarcane production, sources of energy