A mathematical programming technique for optimal farm power management for rice cultivation in a coastal region; A case study

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Energy Systems and Policy; (USA)

OSTI ID:5772159

Bhattacharya, A; Datta, R K ^[1]; Mohanty, C S ^[2]

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1. Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Inst. of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302 (IN)
2. Jakhapura Cuttack (IN)

One of the major problems of Indian agriculture in rice cultivation is the lack of assured farm power particularly during the peak period of important agricultural operations like seedbed preparation, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, and threshing. This article examines the factors necessary to determine the optimal allocation of animate and inanimate power sources for timely completion of these agricultural operations in a coastal soil zone so as to maximize expected net revenues or profit earned by rice growers when the availability of these resources is uncertain. The major finding is that the optimal allocations computed here may lead to 7 to 34% increase in farmers' net monetary returns in terms of hours of energy use over the prevalent practice of rice cultivation.

• OSTI ID: 5772159
• Journal Information: Energy Systems and Policy; (USA), Journal Name: Energy Systems and Policy; (USA) Vol. 14:2; ISSN 0090-8347; ISSN ESYPB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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