| Author | Handaka, Siswosumarto |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-83-11 |
| Subject(s) | Farm mechanization--Indonesia--Jatiluhur
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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 | A study on farm mechanization was conducted in Jatiluhur , West Java , Indonesia. This study was carried out by a farm survey and direct field measurements of 90 house holds and 117 rice plots,
which were grouped into human laborer farms , animal farms and
tractor f arms. This study deals with farms mechanization
planning and emphasizes land preparation in the rice production system in the Jatiluhur irrigation area. Results indicate that there were no significant differences in the yield among the three categories. The higher the level of mechanization the lower was the use of labor for land
preparation . The relationship between yield and energy for land preparation was found to be linear when the yields were corrected for the same level of Nitrogen fertilizer (100 kg/ha). With decreasing number of draft animals agriculture would require more tractors for land preparation. The increase in rice
production at 3.4% per year will require the number of tractors
to increase at 13% annually. The estimated area prepared by
tractors in Jatiluhur will increase from 263 (150,000 ha ) in 1983
to 42% (240,000 ha) in 1987. The sensitivity analysis indicated
that the cropping intensity, yield and working days were the most
significant factor in determining the additional number of
tractor needed. |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Singh, Gajendra |
| Examination Committee(s) | Gee-Clough, D. ; Koike, Masayuki |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e .V (C.D.G) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1983 |