Rural system model for microlevel development

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Energy Sources

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00908319708908875· OSTI ID:514689

Devadas, V ^[1]

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1. Indian Inst. of Tech., Kharagpur (India)

A rural system model is presented for computing the output from various components of a rural system. This projection makes use of a set of technical coefficients that relate the inputs to and the outputs from individual segments of the rural production system. While some of the technical coefficients are based on previously published data, a very large number have been quantified on the basis of a careful survey of the rural segment of the Kanyakumari District. The usefulness of the model is illustrated by computing the rural system output. A rural system consumes energy in several forms, such as manual labor, animal power, crop residues, biomass, fuelwood, kerosene, diesel, electricity, chemical fertilizers, farmyard manure, and feeds. The rural system also produces energy in several forms, namely, manual labor, draft animal power, crop residues and other biomass, along with nutritional energy in the form of several farm products, fat, protein, etc.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 514689
• Journal Information: Energy Sources, Journal Name: Energy Sources Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 19; ISSN 0090-8312; ISSN EGYSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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