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Energy inputs are being used increasingly in Pakistan to boost agricultural production and are
resulting in a transition from traditional to more energy-oriented agricultural production systems.
In assessing the form of this transition and the trend that is likely to continue in the near
future, it is imperative to know the present use of energy in agricultural praductian in order to
formulate ratianal policy. The objective of the research was ta provide an energy and economic
efficiency analysis of wheat production in the Balochistan province of Pakistan using gravity and
lift ! ‘8ation with diesel and electric energy. The applied inputs evaluated were farms irri8ated with
canal water, farms irrigated with electric motor driven pumps and the farms tieing diesel engine to
pump the irrigation water. The sources of energy inputs included the human labour, FYM, chemical
fertilizer, electrical or diesel pumps used for irrigation and tractor. The results indicate that irrigation using an electric motor and diesel engine is inefficient in term of energy consumption and economic returns at the farm level compared with canal irri8ation. Consequently, the benefit cost ratios of the diesel and electric engine lift irrigation were also relatively small when compared with the canal irrigation.
M. A. Khan’*, S. Khan’ , S. Mushtaif. (2007) Energy and economic efficiency of wheat production using different irrigation supply methods, The Journal Soil & Environment , Volume 26, Issue 2.
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