*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
Online published on 5 August, 2015.
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.
Energy efficiency, sugarcane production, sources of energy
