Determination of Energy Balance in Paddy Production (Example of Osmancık District of Çorum Province)

Abstract

In this study, It is aimed to determine the energy efficiency of production by determining the energy inputs and outputs used in paddy production in Osmancik District of & Ccedil;orum province. 166 enterprises from 8 villages were interviewed face-to-face with the survey method in order to determine the energy parameters of paddy production in the enterprises in Osmancik district of & Ccedil;orum province in the production season of 2020-2021. The simple random sampling method was used to determine survey volume. These enterprises were classified as 5.00-30.00, 30.01-60.00, 60.01-90.00 and 90.01-110.00 according to their sizes. Depending on the findings and efficiency indicators determined as a result of the study, solution suggestions were given for the improvement of the current production. Inputs in the calculation of energy use in paddy production included human labor, agricultural machinery, electricity, fuel -oil, chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, irrigation and seed inputs. In the results, the total input and output energy in paddy production were determined as 275 729.24 MJh & aacute; 1 and 534 472.11 MJh & aacute; 1 , respectively, for Osmancik district. The highest energy inputs were determined as irrigation (31.56%), fuel -oil (30.55%), electricity (18.73%) and chemical pesticide energy (6.84). The energy ratio and energy productivity in rice farming were determined as 2.17 and 0.13 kgMJ -1 , respectively. In terms of the results, irrigation with the application of flood irrigation and the use of electric pumps had an important place in paddy agriculture. It is thought that the measures that can be taken by taking into account the parameters that reduce the energy rate and energy profitability, primarily enterprise -based, within the framework of energy efficiency parameters in the production system implemented by the paddy producers in the Osmancik district of & Ccedil;orum will contribute to the more effective use of production inputs. In addition, the inclusion of spraying with drone, which is a technological use, to the calculations as an input is an important step in energy calculations. In irrigation, which is the highest consumption input among inputs, energy efficiency can be increased by reducing the amount of inputs for the protection of resources with efficient irrigation.