Comparative analysis of energy use efficiency among Pakistani and Turkish wheat growers

Abstract Agriculture is one of the high input energy using sectors which ultimately produces the output energy for the survival of human beings. Wheat is an important cereal in the agriculture production system. It is a major food crop and staple food for many countries in the world. Higher population growth has increased demand for wheat, and this demand has been met through the adoption of modern agricultural practices which are heavily dependent on energy. The current study was planned to examine the input energy use efficiency of rainfed wheat growers in Pakistan and Turkey (countries among the top 10 global wheat producers). A total of 119 wheat growers from the rainfed areas of both countries were randomly selected. The data envelopment analysis was executed to estimate the input energy use efficiency score of the growers. The results of the study revealed that almost a similar source of input energy is used in both countries in wheat cultivation. The largest input energy consumption in Turkey was nitrogen fertilizer (10,531.50 MJ ha−1), while in Pakistan was farmyard manure (12,837.32 MJ ha−1). The Turkish growers have higher energy use efficiency 2.42 as compared to Pakistani growers, whose energy use efficiency was 1.09. Results further revealed that there is a substantial potential for energy savings in both countries by optimizing energy use. The study concluded that the exchange of energy-efficient practices between both countries can significantly reduce energy use and improve the yield of wheat.

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Energy Use Efficiency in Irrigated and Rainfed Wheat in Pakistan

10.5772/intechopen.95284 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Imran ◽

Orhan Özçatalbaş

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Energy Use ◽

Production Systems ◽

Input Energy ◽

Output Analysis ◽

Energy Use Efficiency ◽

Use Efficiency ◽

Rainfed Wheat ◽

Using Data ◽

Irrigated Wheat

Wheat is an important staple food in Pakistan and is grown in both irrigated and rainfed production systems. To meet increased demand, farmers have increased the use of input energy in wheat production. The intensive use of energy has many consequences for energy security and environmental sustainability. In this chapter, we have analyzed the energy use efficiency of wheat crop grown in two different production systems using data collected from wheat farmers of Punjab province of Pakistan through face-to-face interviews. Energy input–output analysis revealed that 49,079 MJ/ha input energy is used in irrigated wheat and 31,421 MJ/ha in rainfed wheat. The main difference between both production systems is because of irrigation water. Fertilizer has the highest share in total energy consumption followed by diesel fuel. Energy consumed per kilogram of wheat produced is less in rainfed wheat compared to irrigated. Similarly, energy efficiency values of rainfed wheat are better than irrigated wheat. Results of data envelopment analysis reveal that 38% of wheat farmers in rainfed systems and 62% in the irrigated system are using energy efficiently. The substantial difference between the energy use of inefficient and efficient indicates that there’s a significant potential to improve energy use efficiency in both systems.

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Energy use efficiency and economic analysis of peach and cherry production regarding good agricultural practices in Turkey: A case study in Çanakkale province

Energy ◽

10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.087 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 158 ◽

pp. 967-974 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Başak Aydın ◽

Duygu Aktürk

Keyword(s):

Economic Analysis ◽

Energy Use ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Good Agricultural Practices ◽

Energy Use Efficiency ◽

Use Efficiency

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Assessment of Energy Budgeting and Its Indicator for Sustainable Nutrient and Weed Management in a Rice-Maize-Green Gram Cropping System

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11010166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 166

Author(s):

Dibakar Ghosh ◽

Koushik Brahmachari ◽

Anupam Das ◽

Mohamed M. Hassan ◽

Pijush Kanti Mukherjee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weed Management ◽

Production System ◽

Energy Use ◽

Nutrient Management ◽

Farmyard Manure ◽

Green Gram ◽

Additional Advantage ◽

Energy Use Efficiency ◽

Neem Cake ◽

Use Efficiency

Sustainability and climate change are the two major challenges to the agricultural production system. The trade-off between them is essential for higher profitability. The energy assessment is essential for judging the sustainability and vulnerability of a production system. Besides, nutrient management and weed management are equally imperative to sustainability. Thus, the present study was executed to assess the energy balance, key energy indicators and profitability of rice–maize–green gram system under different nutrient and weed management practices. Application of Brassicaceous seed meal (BSM) along with mineral fertilizer attributed the highest rice (5.62 t ha−1) and maize (6.48 t ha−1) yield which was 11.6%, 8.3% and 3.7% in maize and 10.0%, 6.2% and 8.7% in rice for the conjoint application with vermicompost, farmyard manure (FYM) and neem cake, respectively. Moreover, BSM recorded the highest net energy gain, energy use efficiency and energy efficiency ratio and the lowest specific energy in all the crops. Application of pre-emergence herbicides followed by hoeing was found to be best in all respects including yield, profitability, energy use efficiency, energy effectiveness, etc. The appropriate combination of integrated nutrient management with BSM and pre-emergence herbicide application followed by hoeing provided an additional advantage not only in terms of yield but also an efficient use of energy, profitability and environmental safety. BSM and neem cake could be the alternative organic manure in the integrated nutrient-cum-weed management module and they could be able to compensate the paucity of FYM and vermicompost in the country.

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