| Author | Shrestha, Bikram L. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-88-15 |
| Subject(s) | Agriculture and energy--Nepal
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The objective of this research was to study the flow of
energy through the production of selected crops in Nepal .
Information on the energy inputs and outputs for the se lected
major crops in two agroecologically different districts of Nepal
were collected and analysed. Energy ratio and energy productivity
were computed for various categories of farmers. Relationships
between maize output and energy inputs were developed.
The methodology used in accounting the energy values of
various inputs were embodied energy values or gross energy
requirements of the respective input. However, for human labor
and bullock power, energy content of consumed food were
considered. Energy values of main output and by- products were
their calorific food value and gross heating value respectively.
The energy ratio for paddy varied from 6 to 8 in a terai
district, while it varied from 16 to 22 in a hill district among
the various categories of farmers. The energy ratio for wheat was
found not very different comparatively between the terai and the
hill districts. An average ratio for wheat for these two regions
was about 6. An average energy ratio for sugarcane and maize
were found to be 16 and 7. 5 respectively. The maize output was
linearly correlated with the pre - harvest energy inputs. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Singh, Gajendra |
| Examination Committee(s) | Salokhe, Vilas M. ;Gee-Clough, D. ;Gupta, Chandra P. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Switzerland |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |