Vol. 9 (2) : March-April 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (2) : 390-392 ; March-April, 2018
Study on energy use pattern in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production and processing in Rajasthan
DIKSHA SRIVASTAVAb1*, A.N. MATHURa2 and MRUNAL K. SHIRSHATb3
aCollege of Technology & Agric. Engg., M.P. Univ. of Agric. & Technology, Udaipur - 313 001 (Rajasthan),
bPacific College of Pharmacy, Pacific Academy of Higher Educ. & Res. University, Udaipur - 313 001 (Rajasthan)
Designation : 1Res. Scholar *(dkshme@gmail.com), 2Former Dean & Professor, 3Ex. Assoc. Professor
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
Paper No. : P-7161
Total Pages : 3
Received : 02 February 2018
Revised accepted : 03 March 2018
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Citation :
DIKSHA SRIVASTAVA, A.N. MATHUR and MRUNAL K. SHIRSHAT. 2018. Study on energy use pattern in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production and processing in Rajasthan. Green Farming Vol. 9 (2) : 390-392 ; March-April, 2018
ABSTRACT
The main aim of this study was to study and calculate the total energy invested in each and every step of groundnut production and processing and to identify the maximum energy inputs. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), being the most economically important oilseed crop of the country, is chosen for the study. The outcome of the study implies that total energy gain by groundnut production is 9227.19 MJ whereas the energy usage efficiency is 1.38. A net loss of 34, 59,774 MJ of energy was calculated in process adopted by groundnut oil processing mill. This study will help to reduce the total energy consumed during the processes, which will further aid in sound management and policy making decisions.
Key words :
Energy indices, Groundnut, Output-input ratio.
