Energy Use and Cost Analysis Under Rice Transplanting

Energy is one of the most valuable inputs in production agriculture. It is invested in various forms such as mechanical (farm machines, human labour, animal draft), chemical fertilizer (pesticides, herbicides), electrical, etc. The amount of energy used in agricultural production, processing and distribution should be significantly high in order to feed the expanding population and to meet other social and economic goals. Sufficient availability of the right energy and its effective and efficient use are prerequisites for improved agricultural production. Cost of cultivation is also play very import role for farmer producing crop to know about cost benifit.This book will be help to analyse the cost of production and energy utilization in different farm operations.

Piyush Pradhan born in 1992, and he is a permanent resident of Village Paterapali, Post and Tah Saraipali Dist Mahsamund Chhattisgarh. He received Btech.(Agri.Engg.) and Mtech (Agri Engg.) with specilization in Farm machinery and Power Engineering from Indira Gandhi krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur Chhattisgarh India. He has published seven research papers.