Energy balance and financial analysis of rice production mechanization in Jambi Province, Indonesia | |
| Author | Suheiti, Kiki |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-14-02 |
| Subject(s) | Rice--Indonesia--Jambi Rice--Processing--Machinery Rice--Economic aspects--Indonesia |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Agricultural Systems and Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AE-14-02 |
| Abstract | Rice is not just the staple food of Indonesian people but also providing job opportunities and income for million households. Population growth led to rising demand for agricultural machinery, in order to produce an optimum rice yield. There is a relationship between energy used pattern and rice yield. This study was assessed to examine the energy consumption pattern of the two farming systems; irrigated and tidal land depending upon the size of the farms and it’s relationship to rice production mechanization in Jambi province Indonesia. It’s subjects are the field practices, technology used and material inputs. Primary data were collected from 54 respondents in irrigated rice in Tanjung Jabung Barat district and 57 respondents in tidal land rice farms in Tanjung Jabung Timur, Jambi province. Farm classes were classified as small farm (<1.5 ha) and medium farm (>1.5 ha). Energy estimates were calculated from actual amount of inputs and outputs, and corresponding conversion factors. Results showed that the total energy inputs were 11,018.3 MJ/ha and 11,776.6 MJ/ha, respectively in irrigated and tidal land rice farming systems, while the total energy outputs were 79,769.3 MJ/ha and 51,823.9 MJ/ha in the two systems, respectively. Mechanization index in the irrigated land rice farms were slightly higher than tidal land farms, which were 0.93 (small farms) and 0.92 (medium farms), while tidal land were about 0.82 (small farms) and 0.94 (medium farms). The average benefit-cost ratio were found approximately 1.76 (small farms) and 1.44 (medium farms) for irrigated rice and tidal land rice 1.74 (small farms) and 1.39 (medium farms), respectively. Irrigated rice seemed to be slightly profitable rice farms in term of higher financial productivity. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AE-14-02 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Soni, Peeyush |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shivakoti, Ganesh P.;Wattanaporn Meskuntavon |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |