scholarly journals Techno-economic performance of imported kukje self-propelled rice transplanter

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Munnaf ◽  
MM Hossain ◽  
FY Ruma
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Area Coverage ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Labor Input ◽  
Net Return ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Benefit Cost

The experiment was conducted to study the performance of Kukje self-propelled rice transplanter and to study the economic feasibility of mechanical transplanting method over manual transplanting method. Each of the transplanting method had three unit plots of sized 20 m x 10 m. The field efficiency and planting efficiency of the transplanter were 83.33% and 95%, respectively. Percent damaged (3.33%) and missing (5.33%) hills were higher in mechanical transplanting method and percent floating (4.33%) hill was higher in case of manual transplanting method. The average labor input in mechanical transplanting was 1.4 man-day/ha where 25 man-day/ha was in case of manual transplanting. The total production costs were 53612 tk/ha and 49304 tk/ha for manual transplanting and mechanical transplanting methods, respectively. Crop established with mechanical transplanting method resulted in higher average grain yield of 6.66 t/ha than manual transplanting method resulted average grain yield of 5.83 t/ha. The net return of manual and mechanical transplanting method were 42310 and 61080 tk/ha, respectively. The benefit cost ratios (BCR) were 2.24 and 1.78 for mechanical transplanting method and manual transplanting method, respectively. Kukje self-propelled rice transplanter should have break-even area coverage more than 10 ha/yr for economic transplanting. The above result showed that the mechanical transplanting method is more economic than the manual transplanting method. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v12i1.21406 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(1): 161-166, June 2014

scholarly journals Performance evaluation of power-operated reapers for harvesting rice at farmers’ field

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Md Ashraful Alam ◽  
Anwar Hossen ◽  
AKM Saiful Islam ◽  
Monjurul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
High Wage ◽  
Harvesting Time ◽  
Actual Field ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
User Friendly

Harvesting is one of the major labor intensive works in rice cultivation. Appropriate harvesting machinery is urgently needed to reduce labor and production costs. Production cost of rice becomes high due to labor shortage and high wage rate during harvesting time. Techno-economic performance of Korean self-propelled reaper (KR), China self-propelled reaper (CR) and BRRI reaper (BR) were evaluated in order to identify the field constrains and problems of the reapers at Mithapukur of Rangpur, Bangladesh during Aman season of 2013. The actual field capacities of the KR, CR and BR were found 0.18, 0.17 and 0.15 ha h–1with the corresponding field efficiency of 55, 68 and 56%, respectively. The variation of field capacity among the models was due to turning time losses, weight of the reaper and operator’s skill. The fuel consumption of the reapers was 4.11, 2.61 and 8.39 l ha–1 for KR, CR and BR, respectively. The shattering loss of paddy harvesting was 1.66, 1.50 and 1.45% for KR, CR and BR, respectively. The break-even area of the reapers was 9.15, 7.82 and 8.43 ha yr-1 for KR, CR and BR, respectively. It is evident that the reaper could be used successfully as labor saving and user friendly technology to eliminate post-harvest problems in Bangladesh.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(1): 144-150, April 2018

scholarly journals Performance of BARI developed USG applicator in boro rice field

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
MA Rahaman ◽  
MM Rahman ◽  
MM Uddin ◽  
M Ahmed ◽  
S Roy
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Conventional Method ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Rice Field ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Boro Rice

A trial was conducted at the FSRD site, Elenga and MLT site, Ghatail, Tangail during 2011-12 and 2012-13 to test the performance of the BARI developed USG applicator in boro rice and to find out the economic performance of the USG applicator in the farmers’ field. The BARI developed USG applicator was tested against the USG application by hand and the conventional method of granular urea application. The average higher grain yield (7.05 t ha-1 and 7.07 t ha-1) of two years were obtained from the plot of USG application with BARI applicator in the both locations, respectively   The highest gross return (120410 Tk. ha-1 & 20290 Tk. ha-1) and gross margin (64346 Tk. ha-1 and 62164 Tk. ha-1) during 1011-12 and 2012-13 were obtained from the plots treated with USG by BARI applicator at the FSRD site Elenga and MLT site Ghatail,  respectively. Field efficiency of BARI USG applicator and hand application was 0.12   hah-1 and 0.027 hah-1, respectively. BARI USG applicator saved time 77.65% compared to that of hand application of USG  in boro rice field. It also saved labor cost against the USG application by hand and reduces 33% urea over the granular urea application in conventional method.Bangladesh Agron. J. 2014, 17(2): 77-81

Use of insects for fish and poultry compound feed in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ssepuuya ◽  
V. Namulawa ◽  
D. Mbabazi ◽  
S. Mugerwa ◽  
P. Fuuna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
House Fly ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Protein Source ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Scale Insects ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Protein Sources ◽  
Alternative Protein ◽  
Sub Saharan

The cost of compound feed is a constraint in intensive fish and poultry farming, contributing 60-80% of the total production costs, 70% of which is due to fish and soy meal used as protein source. This review presents the extent to which insects have been utilised as an alternative protein source in feed in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A key word search of agricultural, biological and multi-disciplinary databases and academic search engines was conducted for literature on the extent of research and utilisation of insects in poultry and fish feed in SSA. There is limited published information on the practice as well as technical and economic feasibility of the use of insects as alternative protein ingredients in compound feed. This is likely because research on the subject is fairly recently initiated and yet to be published. Excluding South Africa, rearing, processing and use of insects is still at experimentation level at laboratory scale. Insects (grasshoppers, house fly maggots, Westwood larvae, termites and garden snail) meal replaced conventional protein sources by 10-100% without affecting the growth performance of fish and poultry. In some cases, insect based feed performed better than conventional feed. Nutritional composition data of insects published for SSA majorly focused on proximate composition and not characterisation of the nutritional quality. Several research and development projects on the technical and economic feasibility, social acceptability and potential social-economic impact are ongoing and expected to increase available data when completed. Published research confirms the potential of insects for use in poultry and fish production systems and mass production and processing of target insects is the next necessary step. Based on available and ongoing research, piloting and up-scaling the use of insects as alternative protein sources in animal feed in partnership with private sector in SSA is necessary. This will confirm and enhance the technical and economic feasibility of using of insects as an alternative protein source on a commercial scale.

Economics of conservation tillage in the semiarid prairie

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Zentner ◽  
B. G. McConkey ◽  
C. A. Campbell ◽  
F. B. Dyck ◽  
F. Selles
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Conservation Tillage ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Net Return ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
Heavy Clay

Concerns about environmental sustainability and economic survival have changed tillage practices significantly in western Canada. This study examined the effects of conventional (CT), minimum (MT), and no-tillage (NT) management on the economic performance of hard red spring wheat (Triticium aestivum L.) or durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) production when grown in fallow–wheat (F–W) and continuous wheat (Cont W) rotations, over a period of up to 12 yr (1982–1993) on three soil textures in southwestern Saskatchewan. Our results show little short-term economic incentive for producers to adopt NT management practices. Production costs were similar on the three soil textures, averaging $141 ha−1 for F–W and $224 ha−1 for Cont W. Total costs for Cont W systems averaged 10 to 13% higher for NT compared to CT. For F–W systems total costs for NT averaged 29% higher than for CT on the silt loam, and 14% higher on the heavy clay. Also for F–W systems costs for NT averaged 23, 12, and 17% higher than for MT on silt loam, sandy loam, and heavy clay soils, respectively. Although conservation tillage (MT and NT) provided savings in labor, fuel and oil, machine repair, and machine overhead (compared to CT), these savings were more than offset by greater expenditures for herbicides. On the silt loam, net returns were highest for Cont W (CT) and lowest for F–W (NT) at wheat prices greater than $147 t−1; at lower wheat prices, F–W (CT) and Cont W (CT) provided the highest and about equal net returns. On the sandy loam, F–W (MT) consistently earned the highest net return; F–W (NT) ranked second highest, while Cont W systems ranked lowest. On the heavy clay, F–W (MT) and Cont W (CT) provided the highest net return at wheat prices greater than $147 t−1, while at lower wheat prices F–W (MT) ranked highest. In our study, the relatively poor economic performance of conservation tillage, particularly NT, for monoculture wheat production was due to a combination of higher input costs and the lack of significant yield advantages with MT and NT management. Key words: Minimum tillage, no-tillage, net returns, production costs, riskiness

scholarly journals Energy Use and Economic Analysis of Fertilizer Use in Wheat and Sugar Beet Production in Serbia

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Dimitrijević ◽  
Marija Gavrilović ◽  
Sanjin Ivanović ◽  
Zoran Mileusnić ◽  
Rajko Miodragović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Energy Input ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Net Return ◽  
Wheat Production

Increased demand for food production, influenced by the constant growth of population, resulted in the agricultural production systems that are more energy and economy intensive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the energetic and economic efficiency of sugar beet and wheat production. Attention was given to the fertilizer usage and its share in energy consumption since it can amount to 50%. Data show that energy input in wheat production was 5.84 MJ·kg−1 and in sugar beet it was 0.93 MJ·kg−1. The highest share of energy input both in wheat and sugar beet was observed for fertilizers, 52.45% and 46.70%, respectively. Economic analysis has shown that wheat production is a low profitable production with a net return of only 20.69 USD·ha−1, in comparison with sugar beet production with a net return of 513.53 USD·ha−1. Costs related to the fertilizer use prevailed in total variable and total production costs. Economic analysis has also shown that the benefit-to-cost ratio was higher in sugar beet production (1.33) compared to wheat production (1.03). Furthermore, it was determined that these economic indicators were less sensitive in sugar beet production than in wheat production regarding the variation of fertilizer.

scholarly journals Análise Econômica da Produção de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley em Diferentes Escalas

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo de Gouvea ◽  
Valdemir José Gnoatto ◽  
Everton Ricardi Lozano Silva ◽  
Michele Potrich
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Trichogramma Pretiosum ◽  
Local Markets ◽  
Technology System ◽  
Internal Rate

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a viabilidade econômica da produção de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) nas escalas de produção de 4.500 (A), 9.000 (B) e 13.500 (C) cartelas com 100.000 ovos por ano. Foram utilizados como critérios o valor presente líquido (VPL) e taxa interna de retorno (TIR). Os dados de custo de produção de cada sistema tecnológico foram levantados junto ao comércio local de Dois Vizinhos-PR, à empresas especializadas e laboratórios de controle biológico da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus de Dois Vizinhos e da Universidade Estadual Oeste do Paraná – Campus de Marechal Cândido Rondon, entre julho e dezembro de 2011. Os fatores que mais influenciaram nos custos de produção foram os insumos e a mão-de-obra utilizada. A análise de viabilidade econômica apresentou os respectivos valores de VPL e TIR para as escalas A, B e C: R$ 279.662,13 e 50,04%; R$ 919.566,09 e 130,39%; e R$ 1.544.602,37 e 164,76%. As três escalas de produção são viáveis economicamente, sendo que a escala C apresentou o melhor desempenho econômico. Economic Analysis of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley Production at Different Scales Abstract. The present study aimed to assess the economic feasibility of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) production on the scales production of 4,500, 9,000 and 13,500 cards with 100,000 eggs per year. The criteria of present liquid value (PLV) and internal rate return (IRR) were used. Data from costs production of each technology system were surveyed in the local markets in Dois Vizinhos, specialized companies and biological control laboratories from Universidade Tecnológica do Paraná – Campus Dois Vizinhos, and from Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – Campus Marechal Candido Rondon, between July and December 2011. The factors which most affected the production costs were the inputs and labor. The economic feasibility provided the following values for PLV and IRR for the scales A, B and C: R$ 279,662.13 and 50.04%; R$ 919,566.09 and 130.39%; R$ 1,544,602.37 and 164.76%. The three productions scales are economically feasible, and scale C had the best economic performance.

scholarly journals Economic evaluation of conservation tillage options for deciding the feasibility of their adoption

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-529
Author(s):  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
Pramila Aggarwal ◽  
Amarendra Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Conservation Tillage ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Zero Tillage ◽  
Rabi Season ◽  
Tillage Practice ◽  
Net Return ◽  
Tillage Practices ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
Transplanted Rice

The present experiment was conducted to evaluate two important conservation tillage practices namely zero tillage in wheat and bed planting for growing vegetables for deciding the economic feasibility of their adoption in Gohana and Kharkhoda block of Sonipat district in Haryana. In first scenario, comparison were made between Puddled transplanted rice followed by conventional tilled wheat (PTR – CTW), and puddled transplanted rice followed by zero till wheat (PTR – ZTW). In second scenario, conventionally tilled Jowar in kharif followed by conventionally tilled wheat system (CTJ – CTW) was compared with vegetables on beds in both seasons (BV-BV). Sowing of wheat by zero till drill in PTR – ZTW system, decreased cost of cultivation by 21% over its value of Rs 20688 in PTR – CTW treatment; increased grain yield by 5% over the grain yield of 5.99 t ha-1 in PTR – CTW treatment. The B: C ratio of PTR – ZTW was 4.65 while that of PTR – CTW treatment was 3.24, which indicated economic viability of zero tillage practice. While in case of cauliflower in BV-BV system, the total cost of cultivation was estimated at Rs 51500/ha and net returns of Rs 38072/ha i.e an increased net return of 5.8 times over the net return of Rs 46223.5 in CTJ – CTW treatment. The B: C ratio of BV-BV was 5.21, while that of CTJ – CTW treatment was 2.35. Thus, it was concluded that in rabi season, cauliflower on beds and zero till wheat are most economically viable options in this temporary waterlogged regions of Yamuna basin.

scholarly journals Intercropping Maize with Different Vegetables

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
MR Ali ◽  
MS Rahman ◽  
M Asaduzzaman ◽  
MM Hossain ◽  
MA Mannan
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Loam Soil ◽  
Benefit Cost

An intercropping experiment was conducted in the farmer’s field at Farming Systems Research and Development (FSRD) Site, Kushumhati, Sherpur in sandy loam soil of medium high land during rabi season 2011-12 to observe the productivity and economic feasibility of intercropping systems as compare3d to sole crop (viz. maize + potato, maize + Radish, maize-+-coriander, maize + bushbean, maize + spinach, maize + lalshak and maize sole). The result indicated that grain yield of maize was reduced due to intercropping systems but this reduction was compensated by intercropped. The highest grain yield of maize was found from sole maize (10.90 t ha-1) and lowest (9.32 t ha-1) from intercropped with potato. The maximum maize equivalent yield (14.04 t ha-1), gross return (Tk.10,5300/ha),gross margin (Tk. 75,527/ ha),, and benefit cost ratio (BCR) (3.54) was obtained from maize + bushbean intercropping systems which was adventitious over sole maize cropping.Bangladesh Agron. J. 2015, 18(1): 49-52

scholarly journals Influence of mulching, liming and farm yard manures on production potential, economics and quality of maize (Zea mays L.) under rainfed condition of Eastern Himalaya

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Yield Attributes ◽  
Net Return ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Stover Yield ◽  
Benefit Cost

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of mulching, liming and farm yard manures on productivity and quality of maize on a sandy loam soil at Agricultural Research Farm of ICAR RC NEH Region Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani, Medziphema during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2010-12 under the rainfed conditions of Eastern Himalaya. Treatment comprised of two mulches (without mulch and straw mulch) in main plot, four levels of lime (control, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 t/ha) in sub plot and three levels of farm yard manures (4, 8 and 12 t/ha) in sub-sub plot and replicated thrice in split-split plot design. The significant improvement in yield attributes (cob length, number of rows/cob, number of grain/row, number of grain/cob and 1000-grain weight), yields (grain, stover and biological), economics (gross, net returns and benefit: cost ratio) and quality attributes (carbohydrate, starch and sugar) of maize were recorded in straw mulched plot over no mulch in both the years. The straw mulching recorded 15.9 and 16.5% increase in grain yield and 20.4 and 22.2% in stover yield over no mulch. Application of 0.6 t lime/ha in furrow recorded the significantly higher yield attributes, grain yield (3.85 and 3.97 t/ha), stover yield (4.16 and 4.33 t/ha), gross return (41.87 and 43.25 ×103/ha), net return (28.45 and 29.83 ×103/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (1.55 and 1.63) and quality attributes over rest of the levels, respectively. Application of farm yard manures @ 12 t/ha noted significantly higher yield attributes yield and quality attributes of maize over rest of the treatments. Similar effect of these treatments was observed on gross return of Rs. 40.75 and 41.78 × 103/ ha, net return of Rs. 27.5 and Rs. 28.53 × 103/ha and benefit : cost ratio of 1.52 and 1.57 in both the years, respectively.

Immaterial Cost and Production: Maximum Production Cost Level Through Marginal Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-149
Author(s):  
Dini Maulana Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Marginal Cost ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Sugar Factory ◽  
Maximum Production ◽  
Cost Approach ◽  
South Sulawesi

This paper will discuss about the immaterial costs and production yields at one of the refined sugar factory companies in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The theory is based on the fact that Immaterial is a cost that is almsgiving, meaning costs that are outside of the basic costs of the company in producing production, so this research aims to find out: (1) what is the production cost needed to produce this production, (2) the maximum level of production at company from 2013 to 2017. This type of research is a quantitative study because it uses a questionnaire in the form of values ​​that are processed using the marginal cost approach formula. The results of the analysis show that (1) the maximum level of production costs occurred in 2016 amounting to 6,912 with an Immaterial cost of Rp. 2,481,796,800 and the total production produced is 359,077.3 tons (2) The required workforce with the total production produced is 359,077.3 tones of 180 people including the maximum production point which means that the lowest value is achieved (optimal).    

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