Table 13.4
Energy used by farmer’s method of fertilizer application
Major activity
Direct and
commercial
Indirect and
commercial
Direct and
non-commercial
Indirect and
non-commercial Total
Grand Total
RN
NR
RN
NR
RN
NR
RN
NR
RN
NR
Initial land preparation
0
0
0
119
118
0 0
0
118
119
237
Seeds and sowing
0
0
328
0
236
0 0
0
564
0
564
Manure and fertilizer
0
0
0 10,225
141
37,500 0
0
141 47,725
47,866
Plant protection and weed
management
0
241
0
481
104
0 0
0
104
722
826
Irrigation
0
0
0
6032
251
0 0
0
251
6032
6282
Harvest and post harvest
0
563
0
17
565
0 0
0
565
580
1145
Yield and by products
0
0 193,451
0
0
0 0
0
193,451
0
193,451
Total output
0
563 193,451
17
565
0 0
0
194,016
580
194,596
Total input
0
804
328 16,874
1414
37,500 0
0
1742 55,179
56,920
Energy efficiency
3.40
Net energy benefit
136,530
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